Archive for: May, 2021

Woman Accused Of Obtaining Money By Faking Pregnancy Collapses And Dies In Court

LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 19-year-old Ugandan woman accused of obtaining money through false pretense by faking a pregnancy has died after collapsing in court.  The deceased identified as Olivia Nassanga on Wednesday, May 26, collapsed in Mityana Magistrate’s Court where she had reported for her bail application, following her release from Mityana Prison.  According to the […]

Division Of Nigeria Can Be Achieved Without Fighting War-Seun Kuti

LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has said that division of Nigeria can be achieved without going to war or killing one another. The activist and leader of Movement of The People (MOP) noted instead of choosing destruction to achieve Yoruba Nation or Biafra, the people should negotiate to achieve a common goal. He […]

Senate Considers Islamic Group Proposal To Create Sharia Courts In Yoruba States

LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group known as the Muslim Congress has submitted a memo to the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, proposing the implementation of Sharia in the southwest region. The Islamic religious law is implemented in Muslim-majority states in the Northern region, despite the constitutional provision that states be secular. […]

HURIWA Disputes Police, Ebonyi Govt Claims On Bomb Explosion In Afikpo

LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has claimed that the Ebonyi State Government and the police command in the state lied over the detonated ‘bomb’ which killed a policeman on Tuesday. DAILY POST had reported that an explosion occurred opposite Amizi Amangbala Primary School in Afikpo North in Ebonyi State […]

Alleged N1.5tr Fraud: PDP Demands NIMASA DG’s Suspension, EFCC Investigation

LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately order the suspension of the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, to enable him face the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged looting of N1.5 trillion and $9.5 million dollars […]

Nigerians React In Instagram As 23-Year-Old Man Marries 45-Year-Old Popular Politician

LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 23-year-old Nigerian man identified as Adam Dalla has married 45-year-old popular Adamawa politician, Barrister Jamila Babuba. According to a post by @lindaikejiblogofficial on Instagram, the couple had a ceremony on May 18 and their wedding reception will hold on May 31. Their adorable photos and invitation letter were shared on the […]

Mali’s Coup Leader, Assimi Goïta Declares Himself Transitional President

LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mali’s former junta leader Col Assimi Goïta has declared himself the country’s transitional president. He made the announcement after stripping interim President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane of their powers. The two ousted leaders were freed from military detention, where they had been held since Monday in what was seen as […]

FG Feeds Over 10m Pupils, Presents 15,750 Utensils, 1,000 Aprons To FCT-Minister

LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal government through the ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development on Tuesday flagged off the distribution of Utensils under the National Home Grown School Programme in the North Central Zone. In a release by Nneka Ikem Anibeze the Special Assistant on Media to the minister, the occasion took […]

Dozens Missing After Boat Sinks With 160 Onboard Niger River

LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dozens of people were missing in northwest Nigeria on Wednesday after an overloaded boat ferrying around 160 passengers sank in the Niger River, a local official said. The boat left central Niger state and was heading to Wara in northwest Kebbi state when it broke apart and sank, Abdullahi Buhari Wara, administrative […]

NDLEA Boss, Marwa Warns Against Attempt To Legalise India Hemp

LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has warned that current moves by some stakeholders to push for the legalisation of cannabis in Nigeria will rob the country of the gains so far made in the renewed war against drug abuse and trafficking […]

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