LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A weekend ambush on a military convoy in central Mali left 24 soldiers dead and an unspecified number missing, the army said Monday, blaming the assault on jihadists. In posts on social media, the army did not enumerate the missing but said eight soldiers escaped the attack on around a dozen vehicles…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After a three-month absence, the Premier League will restart on Wednesday. Aston Villa host Sheffield United to get things off and running before Manchester City welcome Arsenal to the Etihad Stadium for a fixture that was postponed on March 11 after Gunners boss Mikel Arteta tested positive for COVID-19. Those games precede a full…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A three-month-old baby has died after falling from the first floor of the Garki General Hospital, Abuja, The PUNCH reports. It was learnt that the incident occurred early on Sunday. A security guard at the hospital told The PUNCH that the mother of the baby and two others were on their way…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has suspended a private jet charter and aircraft maintenance firm, Executive Jet Services, for flying Musician, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, to Abuja to attend a concert. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said this during the Presidential Task Force briefing in Abuja on Monday. Sirika said the aircraft…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has declared free COVID-19 tests for all residents in its ongoing community testing across the state. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, who made the disclosure via his verified Twitter handle, on Sunday, announced that the total number of confirmed cases in the state had risen…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Bayo Osinowo, popularly known as Pepper, who represented Lagos East at the National Assembly, has died. Osinowo died on Monday at the First Cardiologist Hospital, Lagos, the same hospital where late Chief of Staff of the President, Abba Kyari, died. The federal legislator, though diabetic, is said to have died of…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The General Court Martial set up by the Nigerian Army to try one of its officers Major-General Hakeem Otiki, is set to deliver judgement. The GCM headed by the Chief Of Training and Operations Lieutenant-General Lamidi Adeosun is set to sit any moment from now in Abuja. The GCM, which has Major-General…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Embattled Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki has secure the endorsement of all the governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the-South South to represent the main opposition party in the September governorship election in the state. However, the state’s Deputy Governor Hon. Phillip Shaibu will be the sacrificial lamb for…