LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An unidentified pastor and his female assistant have been burnt to death in Igbogene, Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa. The incident happened when a 40-year-old jealous lover, Etifa Obukulubu set the home of his girlfriend on fire over suspicion of cheating. The pastor, said to be working with New Baptist Church…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than five persons have been feared killed and many others injured in a multiple accident involving about 10 vehicles in Lagos. The accidents, witnessed said, occurred at Alumorufu in Iyana-Ipaja along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. It was gathered a truck laden with beer bottles collided with a bus carrying worshippers of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Saturday, October 31, stormed a private clinic in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital and and abducted five people. It was gathered the gunmen numbering about seven invaded Kunwarke Clinic and Maternity in Kan-Tsakuuwa, near Federal University Lafia and whisked away one staff and four relations of some…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, 261 concerned Nigerians, civil society and media groups have filed a lawsuit against the National Broadcasting Commission and Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed. The litigants are asking the court to declare as arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional the N3m fine imposed on each of Channels,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian lady, who prefers not to be named, has narrated her worst ordeal inside the usual traffic in Lagos state. According to her, she left Ikoyi to visit her friend at Magboro area of Ogun state. But, the journey which as supposed to last no more than one hour, lasted for…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A pastor of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), Rev. Polycarp Zongo, kidnapped 11 days ago by members of the Islamic State of West Africa terrorist group, has been released. Rev. Zongo was released on Friday evening through an undisclosed process officials indicated. New Telegraph learnt that Rev. Zongo who is…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench to score a brace on his return from coronavirus as Juventus got back to winning ways in Serie A with a 4-1 victory against promoted Spezia on Sunday. The champions ended a run of three consecutive draws to move third in Serie A, four points behind…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The past three weeks of Nigeria’s EndSARS protests have me listening again to late Nigerian Afrobeat star and political activist Fela Kuti’s “Sorrow Tears & Blood.” The song, released 42 years ago, is about the violence and psychological terror inflicted by Nigeria’s uniformed officials, in particular the police and army. Fela bemoans…
