LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck in the Dutse area of Abuja on Saturday as a police inspector, John Markus, killed his colleague and later committed suicide. The incident which occurred very early in the morning at the Dutse Police Divisional Headquarters also left another police officer injured. The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A 65- year-old ex-staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ibrahim Ajayi Allah has been gruesomely murdered by his ex-worker. The late Allah who retired from the finance department of the NNPC was allegedly hacked to death on December 13 by one of the workers in his farm at Oke-Oyi, outskirts of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A gang leader in Brazil mobilised his members on a revenge mission and killed 2 UBER drivers alongside 2 other drivers with another cab-hailing app after an UBER driver canceled his sick mum’s ride. The incident according to reports, happened on December 16th when five drivers were summoned to the Jardim Santo…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a university professor to death for blasphemy under a law that critics say is often used to target minorities and liberal activists. Junaid Hafeez, 33, was arrested in March 2013 for allegedly posting derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed on social media. Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Two girls accused of witchcraft have been set ablaze by yet to be identified people at Waduruk community, Shen village, Jos South local government area of Plateau State. The victims aged 11 and 5 years respectively are lying critically ill at the Plateau State Specialists Hospital, Jos as the result of the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Anambra state chapter, has expressed dissatisfaction; over the victimization of Igbo entrepreneurs in the country. Ohanaeze further appealed to the Federal Government to stop policies; targeted at frustrating industrialists from the region. This was contained in a statement issued by the President of the group, Damian Okeke-Ogene; during a get-together…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has placed Nigeria and six other countries on a special list of countries to avoid; due to their repeated violation of religious freedom. Other countries listed in the SWL include Comoros, Russia, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Sudan. This disclosure was revealed by the US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, in…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A traditional ruler has reportedly gone into coma after he received serious beating in the hands of hoodlums. According to a report by The Nation, the traditional ruler of Ukhiri community in Ikpoba-Okha local government HRH Godwin Aigbe has gone into coma after attacks by hoodlums. HRH Aigbe is said to be…