Archive for: August, 2020

Coup: ECOWAS Suspends Mali, Imposes Economic Sanctions

LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali membership after the arrest of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister, Boubou Cisse. This development is coming amid jubilation in Mali after soldiers detained the president and the Prime Minister. In a statement on Tuesday, ECOWAS also ordered its members […]

Fire Razes Palace Of Ooni Of Ile-Ife

LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Panic erupted in Osogbo on Wednesday as a building inside the Palace of Ooni of Ife was gutted by fire. A source in the palace said: “It is not major; people are only scared because the entrance to the palace was locked”. It was also gathered that the incident started Wednesday afternoon […]

FIFA Joins AU, WHO, CAF To Promote Campaign Against Domestic Violence In Africa

 LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-FIFA is joining forces with the African Union, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to jointly address the issue of domestic violence by launching the #SafeHome campaign across the African continent. The initiative is designed to support women and children victims of domestic violence, particularly as […]

Exam Malpractice: WAEC Invigilator In Police Net For Obtaining N4,000 From Each Students

LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The River State Commissioner of Education, Prof. Kaniye Ebeku has arrested one Mr. Emeka Ricky for involving in illegal collection of money for exam malpractice. Emeka Ricky is a teacher from Community Secondary School Ogbogoro in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. He was arrested during the first paper yesterday, GENERAL MATHEMATICS. The sum […]

Jihadists Take Hundreds Who Just Return From IDP Hostage In Nigerian Town

LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jihadists linked to the so-called Islamic State group have taken hundreds of hostages in a town in northeast Nigeria, locals and militia sources said Wednesday. Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) “terrorists” late Tuesday overran Kukawa in the Lake Chad region, seizing people who had just returned to their homes after spending […]

Obi Decries Clampdown On Nigerian Businesses In Ghana, Demands Immediate Intervention

 LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as unfair, the recent clampdown on Nigerian businesses in Ghana by the Ghanaian authorities. He spoke through a press statement made available to the media. Obi, who said such actions negated the true spirit […]

Boss Of Rahamaniyya Oil, Bashir Jailed In United Kingdom

LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chief Executive Officer of Rahamaniyya Oil and Gas Limited and a Nigerian oil mogul, Abdulrahman Bashir, has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment in the United Kingdom, a report by Premium Times said. According to reports, in February, Justice Butcher of England and Wales High Court ruled that Bashir be imprisoned for […]

2023: Southern Eminent Leaders Pencil Peter Obi, 4 Other Names For Igbo Presidency

LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A powerful group of prominent leaders in the south of Nigeria, under the aegis of The Southern Eminent Leaders of Thought, otherwise known as Project Nigeria Movement, has purportedly penciled down five names they consider fit to be flagbearers of the Igbo-speaking southern part of the country in the race to 2023 […]

Obasanjo:How Carrington Leaked Information Of My Arrest To Me During Abacha Regime

LAGOS AUGUST 19TH )NEWSRANGERS)-Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has revealed how the late former American Ambassador in Nigeria, Amb. Walter Carrington, leaked the information of his pending arrest by late head of state, Gen. Sani Abacha (retd.), in 1995 to him. Obasanjo said he was offered political asylum in the United States of America during […]

Blasphemy: Shari’ah Supreme Council Backs Execute Of singer Despite Outcry

LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has urged Kano state government to execute the court judgement that found Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a singer, guilty of blasphemy, despite public outcry. According to NAN, in a statement by Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad, its secretary-general, in Kaduna on Tuesday, the council said executing the judgement will serve […]

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