Archive for: July, 2021

UNICEF Laments Over Attacks Against Children, Child Abductions In Africa

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“On July 5th, 150 students were reportedly abducted from a school in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, marking the latest incident in an alarming spate of attacks against children and abductions, including of students, in parts of West and Central Africa. We are deeply concerned that as in years past, non-state armed groups and […]

Coalition Of Northern Groups Accuses Southern Governors Of Shielding Arsonists, Felons

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Coalition of Northern Groups on Tuesday responded to the issues raised by the Southern Governors Forum during their Monday meeting in Lagos. The coalition accused the southern governors of shielding “felons, arsonists and mass atrocity perpetrators in their midst by challenging the prerogative of the Federal Government to enforce law and […]

Court Orders Internet Fraudster To Sweep Abuja School For 90 Days For Swindling Chinese Woman

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An FCT High Court, sitting in Kubwa, Abuja on Tuesday ordered a 21- year-old student, Abraham Umuibe to sweep Mpape Government Secondary School for 90 days. Umuibe swindled a Chinese woman of N113, 000, online. Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya said the court gave the unusual sentence because it has been enjoined to give […]

Abandoned Seafarers Stuck At Sea For Two Years

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Akash Kumar was excited when he boarded his first ship as a seafarer, a bulk carrier called the Ula. “That time it was a good feeling … a dream come true. I joined this merchant navy because I love to explore other places, other countries,” he says. The 25-year-old Indian seafarer was […]

50 Dead, 46 Injured In Philipines Military Plane Crash

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All 96 passengers on board a Philippines Air Force transport plane that crashed on Sunday killing at least 50 people – on the plane and on the ground – have been accounted for, military chief Cirilito Sobejana said on Monday. Sobejana said 49 soldiers were injured in the fiery crash, which happened […]

16 Tons Of Marijuana Worth $1.19bn Seized In California

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities in Southern California have seized more than 16 tons of marijuana worth an estimated $1.19 billion, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials said Wednesday. The 10-day sting is the largest eradication of illegal marijuana cultivations in the history of the department.  The operation, which began on June 8, resulted in 22 […]

Ex-South African President Jacob Zuma Turns Himself In To Police, To Begin 15 Months Jail Term

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jacob Zuma, former South African president, turned himself in to police on Wednesday to begin 15 months in jail for contempt of court, the culmination of a long legal drama seen as a test of the country’s ability to enforce the rule of law. Police spokesperson Lirandzu Themba confirmed in a statement […]

Haiti President Assassinated At Home, Wounded Wife Airlifted To US For Treatment

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in an overnight raid on their home Wednesday, with police killing four suspects and arresting two others hours later amid growing chaos in a country already enduring gang violence and protests of his increasingly authoritarian rule. Three police officers […]

Seven Nigerian Pirates Jailed In Togo For Attempted Ship Hijack

LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nine pirates who attempted to hijack a ship in Togolese waters in May 2019 have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 12 to 20 years during a trial at a Lome court. It was the first time pirates have been tried in Togo, one of the West African countries with coastline […]

Pastor In Police Net Over Unlawful Possession Of Human Skull

LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Command in Cross River has arrested the Pastor of United Evangelical Church, Michael Bassey, 45, for unlawful possession of a human skull.  It also apprehended 25 other suspects for various offences committed in the state.  Briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Calabar, Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Sikiru Akande, […]

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