LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A jihadist attack on a military camp in western Niger three days ago left 89 soldiers dead, according to a new toll announced by the government on public radio Sunday. “After a thorough search, the toll has been established as 89 dead among friendly forces, and 77 dead for the enemy,” said…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWRANGERS)-A bus preacher was almost lynched at popular Upper Iweka Park in Onitsha, Anambra State, southeast Nigeria when some condoms reportedly fell out of his bible as he preached the ‘Word of God’. Uche Chukwujekwu, an eyewitness and passenger at a popular commercial bus service provider going to Lagos and other parts…
LAGOS JANUARY13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five persons for allegedly stealing females’ underwear for ritual purposes. Also, the police rescued a Student of the University of Nigeria Asuka ( UNN), Enugu State, from committing suicide.Lagos State police public relations officer, DSP Bala Elkana, said, “On January 10, at about 0800hrs, acting on…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presiding Bishop of Winner’s Chapel, David Oyedepo, has dismissed some officials for allegedly stealing from the church’s treasury. Oyedepo, who spoke on Saturday during an empowerment summit organised for the church’s ordained workers, according to TheCable, however, did not disclose the number of officials affected. He said, “We had no choice…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of residents of Calabar yesterday marched around the streets of Calabar protesting against the abduction of ace broadcaster, Mr. Peter Tex Etim, by gunmen. Mr. Etim, a staff of Cross River Broadcasting Corporation, CRBC, was kidnapped from his residence a year ago and has not been released by his abductors even after…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said that it hoped to see more cargoes moving down to the Eastern port this year. The General Manager Corporate and Strategic Communications of NPA, Mr Adams Jatto, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. According to him,…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, on Saturday described the death of Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike as a call for celebration of a man who was good, kind and concerned about the progress of humanity. In a release made available by his Media Office, Obi said that…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said in a statement on Saturday that his country expects a full investigation, a full admission of guilt and compensation from Iran after the downing of a passenger plane. Iran had earlier said it mistakenly shot down a plane killing all 176 people aboard and voiced its…