Archive for: May, 2021

One Dead, Another Injured As Gas Explosion Rocks Obasanjo Presidential Library

LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A  gas explosion has occurred at the Olusegun Obasanjo presidential library in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. The explosion, which happened on Thursday morning at the event centre within the library complex, is said to have led to the death of a technician. Some workers at the facility were said to be on […]

Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade Dumps PDP For APC

LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ayade announced his decision on Thursday morning during a meeting with six APC governors at the Government House in Calabar. The governors were led by the national caretaker chairman of the APC and Yobe State governor, […]

Lagos: Scores Stranded As soldiers ‘Take Over’ Oshodi Over Killing Of Air Force Officer

LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was pandemonium in Capa Park Mosafejo area of Oshodi, Lagos State, on Thursday, after a group of Military men stormed the area to comb the hideouts over the murder of their colleague by some miscreants in the area. The incident which occurred in the morning led to many residents, traders, and […]

Channels TV Host, Seun Okinbaloye, Under Attack Over ‘Poor Interview’ With Malami

LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Attorney General of the federation and minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, was recently a guest at Channels television. Channels TV host, Seun Okinbaloye took up the duty to interview the minister. However, many Nigerians are of the view that Seun Okinbaloye is not an intelligent host as he failed to ask sensitive […]

Boko Haram Leader, Shekau ‘Badly Wounded’ In Suicide Attempt After Clashes With Rival Jihadists

LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources said on Thursday. Shekau’s Boko Haram faction and fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) had […]

American 400m Olympic Champion Evans Dies In Abeokuta, Ogun State

LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former American sprinter Lee Evans, the 1968 Olympic 400m champion, has died aged 74, The PUNCH reports. Evans suffered a stroke last week in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, and has been on life support at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan-Remo. Retired footballer and 1980 AFCON winner Segun Odegbami, a close […]

Senate Proposes 15-Year In Prison For Nigerians Paying Ransom To Kidnappers

LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined. According to the bill, Nigerians who pay ransom to kidnappers and kidnappers who receive ransom risk 15 years imprisonment. The Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, […]

Eight Killed As Bandits Set Assemblies Of God Church Ablaze In Kaduna

LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A building housing the Assemblies of God Church in Ungwan Gaida community, near Kurmin Kaso, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has been set ablaze by armed bandits. At least eight persons were killed in the attacks while several houses were torched. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, […]

Bayelsa Monarch Flees As Community Protest Turns Bloody

LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Alfred Diette-Spiff, the traditional ruler of the Twon Brass community in Bayelsa, hosts to Agip’s Crude Export Terminal, currently protesting against a lingering power outage in the settlement has fled as the protests turned ugly. African Examiner  learnt that Diette-Spiff had addressed the protesters and urged them to disperse and leave the […]

Ex- Jigawa Chief Judge Ringim Die In Lonely Auto-Crash

LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS0-Former Jigawa chief judge Aminu Sabo Ringim died in a lone automobile crash at about 1:00 p.m., on Tuesday, in Shafar village, Ringim local government area. Adamu Shehu, the spokesman for the Jigawa command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), confirmed the incident to journalists in Dutse. “The incident […]

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