LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chandler Good Government Index has ranked Nigeria as the third worst governed country in the world. The report ranked the nation very low in governance, leadership and foresight, scoring the country 102 out of 104 countries with a score of 0.319 points, ahead of Zimbabwe and Venezuela. The 2021 report released […]
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LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A coalition of 52 northern groups on Monday called on the global community to intervene in persuading Nigerian government and United Nations to facilitate the final actualisation of the Biafran dream by the Igbo. While describing as empty and of no effect “threats and promises” by the President, Major General Muhammad Buhari […]
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LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Angry mob on Tuesday attacked Kware Divisional Police Station in Sokoto State and lynched a suspected kidnapper. Members of the mob, who are residents of the area, went violent and also set ablaze a car belonging to the Divisional Police Officer and two other police vans. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar […]
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LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād have begun inducing residents of Geidam, Yobe State, with cash gifts while hoping to get some of them to join its ranks as militants. According to HumAngle, the […]
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LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen believed to be Fulani herdsmen early Tuesday attacked an internally displaced people’s camp in central Nigeria’s Benue state, killing seven and injuring nine others, the local state governor said. Benue is part of Nigeria’s Middle Belt region which has been troubled by deadly clashes between nomadic herders and local farmers over […]
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LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Spanish journalists, an Irish conservationist and a Burkinabè soldier have reportedly been killed after suspected jihadists attacked their convoy in eastern Burkina Faso. The Irishman was named as Rory Young, the co-founder and president of Chengeta Wildlife, an anti-poaching organisation, according to RTÉ, the Irish state broadcaster. Mr Young was born […]
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t receive Communion if you persist in public advocacy of abortion rights. At issue is a document that will be prepared for the U.S. […]
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it will introduce another tariff review for the 11 distribution companies (DisCos) in the country. In a notice posted on its website on Monday, the NERC said the extraordinary tariff review is as a result of changes in inflation, foreign exchange, gas prices, available generation […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have attacked another police station in Ehime Mbano, Okigwe South Local Government Area of Imo State, killing five officers while one officer is said to be missing. The armed bandits also razed the police building. The spokesman of the Imo State Police Command, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the incident to Channels Television. […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Airforce has reacted after being called out for allegedly killing soldiers its jet mistook as terrorists The Nigerian Airforce has said it is investigating reports that its fighter jets killed at least 20 soldiers it mistook for terrorists in Mainok. The Air Force broke its silence on Twitter after a […]
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