Archive for: October, 2020

Trailer Carrying Bags Of Rice Crashes Into Market, Kill 10 People in Ondo State

LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 10 people were feared dead in Akungba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Saturday night when the driver of a trailer lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a market. The driver of the trailer which was loaded with bags of rice […]

Sanwo-Olu Lifts Lagos Curfew With Immediate Effect

LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lifted the curfew imposed on the state with immediate effect. This was contained in a press statement by the Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Saturday. The statement read, “The curfew imposed on Lagos State after the hijack of the peaceful #EndSARS […]

How Armed Robber Coordinates Ebonyi Bullion Van Attack From Ikoyi Prison

LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Robbery suspects arrested in connection with the attack on a bullion van and killing of four policemen in Ebonyi State in July have explained how their gang leader, one Clement Abanara aka Millions, planned their operations from Ikoyi prison, Lagos, where he is remanded. The suspects are two dismissed soldiers, Ayeni Samuel […]

Nigerian Policewoman Emerges Runner Up Of 2020 UN Woman Police Officer Award

LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the #EndSARS protests borne out of the agitation to showcase the brutality of the Nigerian Police, Chief Superintendent, Catherine Ugorji has remained a beacon.  Ugorji who is serving with the United Nations (UN) Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has been selected by the UN as one of two runners-up for […]

Super Eagles Vs Sierra Leone: Obaseki Woes Football Fans, Throws Stadium Gates Open

LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Eager to mobilise enough supporters to cheer the Super Eagles to victory in their 2021 AFCON qualifier against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in Benin City, Governor Godwin Obaseki has decided to throw all gates leading to the main bowl of Samuel Ogbemudia stadium open. The game, which is the first […]

Legendary Actor, Sean Connery With James Bond As Stage Name Passes On At 90

LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Actor Sean Connery, the big screen’s first and most revered James Bond, has died, his family said Saturday. He was 90 years old. Connery died peacefully in his sleep at his home in the Bahamas, having been “unwell for some time,” his son told the BBC. “A sad day for all who […]

US Military Storm Northern Nigeria, Rescue Abducted American In Commando Style

LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An American citizen abducted last week in Niger has been rescued during a high-risk U.S. military raid in neighboring Nigeria, officials told ABC News early Saturday. The mission was undertaken by elite commandos as part of a major effort to free the U.S. citizen, Philip Walton, 27, before his abductors could get […]

WTO: Nigerians Attack US For Blocking Okonjo-Iweala As Consensus Candidate

LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Aggrieved Nigerians have taken to social media to berate the government of President Donald Trump for opposing former Nigeria’s finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the consensus candidate for the post of director-general of the World Trade Organisation. Lots of Nigerians expressed joy when it was announced that Dr Okonjo Iweala will […]

Nigerians Knock Desmond Elliot For Calling EndSARS Protesters “Children”

LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular Nigerian movie star and politician, Desmond Elliot, has come under severe criticism on social media regarding his proposal to regulate the social media. Elliot, who represents Surulere constituency in the Lagos Assembly was seen in a video that went viral championing for his colleagues at the Lagos Assembly to regulate the […]

#EndSARS: Group Adopts 11-Year-Old Boy Who Dreams Of Becoming IGP

LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Gift Osayuhi, a boy who was arrested during the #EndSARS protest in Benin, Edo state, says he hopes to become a police officer and eventually rise to the highest office of the Inspector-General of Police in the future. The 11-year-old was paraded by the Edo state police command for his alleged involvement […]

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