Archive for: August, 2021

Issues Of Repentant Nigeria Jihadists Spark Debate Over War Strategy

LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Images of bedraggled jihadists and families surrendering to the military have sparked heated debate over the Nigerian army’s claims of success in its long war and the future of fighters who lay down their guns. Scores of Boko Haram members have been shown in army images this month surrendering to soldiers in […]

Retaliation: US Drone Kills Islamic State Member In Afghanistan

LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWWSRANGERS)-Acting swiftly on President Joe Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military said it used a drone strike to kill a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate Saturday. The strike came amid what the White House called indications that IS planned to […]

NBC Summons Channels TV Presenters Over Anti-Buhari Interviews

LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Broadcasting Commission has summoned the presenters of Sun Rise Daily, a breakfast show on Channels Television over some recent interviews perceived to be critical of the President, Muhammadu Buhari. This was made known by human rights’ activist and former Chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, on his […]

Book Review: The Neglected By Lucy Chiamaka Okwuma

LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-LUCY CHIAMAKA OKWUMA is among the few medical practitioners who have also crossed into the arena of fiction writing. With her novel Neglected, Okwuma has dealt with a major health challenge, mental health. Her book is in the race for the huge prize money The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2020 is offering. […]

Ex-Afghan Minister Sadat Flees To Germany, Works As Pizza Delivery Guy

LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The photos of Syed Ahmad Sadat, Afghanistan’s former communication and technology minister, were posted on Twitter by Al Jazeera Arabia recently. He quit the job in 2020 and went to Germany. Sadat holds two master’s degrees in communications and electronic engineering from Oxford University. A former minister in Afghanistan is working as […]

NDA: Leaked Memo Confirms Daily Trust Report On Broken Fence

LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A leaked memo from Defence Headquarters on the assessment of the kidnap incident at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has confirmed Daily Trust report which revealed that the bandits may have gained access into the academy through a lose barbwire fence along the Kaduna International Airport road in Afaka. The leaked memo, […]

Seven Family Members Dead ‘After Consumption Suya’

LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than seven persons have been confirmed dead after eating the popular barbecue known as suya with juice in Umueze Umuakanu Road  Umuahia North local government area, Abia state. The first son and only surviving son who spoke with our reporter said, “I was not around when it happened ,I am […]

Rivers: Fire Razes Abonnema Wharf in Port Harcourt

LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A section of Abonnema Wharf in Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State was on Wednesday gutted by fire. The incident has caused panic in the area as several petrol tankers parked in the area made frantic efforts to leave at the same time. The cause of the fire was yet […]

NPA Vows To Dismantle Multiple Checkpoints Port Corridors As Extortions Continue

LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has frowned on the persistent extortion of truck drivers through multiple illegal roadblocks by uniformed security operatives from government security agencies, unions and associations along the port corridors, hindering the ease of doing business. The authority said investigations revealed that the combined team of the police, Navy, […]

‘Terrorists Mentioned Current Govs, Senators, Aso Rock Officials As Sponsors During Interrogation’

LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Navy Commodore, Kunle Olawunmi, has said that Boko Haram terrorists mentioned names of current governors, senators and Aso Rock officials as sponsors during interrogation but the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has demonstrated an unwillingness to go after the high-profile politicians for reasons best known to him. Olawunmi spoke […]

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