Archive for: October, 2020

Sanwo-Olu Orders Full Reopening Of Lagos Markets

LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the full reopening of markets in the state. This was made known on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs Wale Ahmed. According to a statement by the governor’s senior special assistant on new media Gawat Jubril, both food markets and non-food […]

FIFA President Gianni Infantino Contracts Covid-19

LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 50-year-old has mild symptoms and will remain in isolation for a further 10 days. “All people who came into contact with the FIFA President during the last few days have been informed accordingly and they are being requested to take the necessary steps,” the body said. “FIFA sincerely wishes President Infantino a speedy […]

Pastor, Others In Police Net For Allegedly Looting N1.2b Medical Equipment

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A pastor in Kogi State, identified as Sunday Edino and his alleged accomplices have been arrested by the Kogi State Police Command for allegedly looting medical equipment worth N1.2billion. This is as the sporadic shooting by masked hoodlums in Lokoja on Monday, 26th October, 2020 has led to the death of no […]

Dead Body Of A New Born Baby Dumped Inside Church

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A newborn baby wrapped in Ankara fabric was found abandoned inside a church in Obio-Akpor local government area in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.  It was gathered that the baby was found dead on Monday, October 26, inside the partially fenced church located at Ozuoba junction along NTA-Mgbuoba Road.   Residents of Ozuoba […]

Mother Who Loses Son To Lekki Shooting Opens Up

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For several days, there have been questions on the lips of every Nigerian concerning the people who lost their lives at the Lekki Tollgate shooting in Lagos State on October 20, 2020. While there have been claims by DJ Switch that 15 people died as a result of the shooting, nobody has […]

EndSARS: FG Launches Inquiry Into Lagos Peaceful Protest Shootings

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A judicial panel in Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos on Tuesday began an inquiry into the shooting of peaceful protesters last week and broader police brutality that had sparked demonstrations and unrest.    Africa’s most populous nation has been rocked by violence since demonstrators were gunned down in the economic hub on October […]

Looters Dump Looted Public, Private Property At Waste Bins, Street

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hoodlums have begun dumping looted items into waste bins and by the road sides as security operatives commenced search for looted public and private property within the Calabar metropolis. Hoodlums had on Friday and Saturday last week broken into COVID-19 palliative and  State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) warehouses, some government institutions, politicians’ […]

Jigawa: Hoodlums Kill Customs Officer, Injure Another, Cart Away Service Rifles

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Jigawa have confirmed that hoodlums shot dead a Customs officer and injured one other in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. The Police Spokesman in the state, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Dutse on Monday. Jinjiri said the hoodlums allegedly attacked the officers while […]

‘European Union Endorses Okonjo-Iweala For WTO Director-General Seat’

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union has backed Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation position, pushing her closer to securing the votes that she needs to win the seat, a source with knowledge of the development told THEWILL moments ago. The EU will be issuing a formal statement shortly to […]

NBC Axes AIT, Arise, Channels TV Over Unprofessional Coverage Of Lekki Shooting

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Broadcasting Station (NBC) has sanctioned three major broadcast stations over their alleged roles in escalation of violence across the nation . The regulators fined Arise TV, African Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television between N2million and N3million. The stations were accused of airing unverified images of the alleged shooting. A […]

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