Archive for: August, 2021

Suspected Bandits Attack Nigerian Defence Academy, Kill Two Officers, Abduct One

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have attacked the permanent site of the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna State, killing two officers and abducting one other officer. Although the authorities have yet to confirm the incident, a security source told Channels Television that the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. The bandits who came in […]

Secondus Reacts To Court Suspension As PDP National Chairman

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Uche Secondus has reacted to the court order restraining him from acting as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His reaction follows the ruling of Justice Okogbule Gbasam of the Degema Division of the Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt. “If Secondus and the party are […]

African Tech Giant, SystemSpecs Backs Collaborations for Sustainable ICT Sector in Nigeria

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-African technology giant, SystemSpecs, has supported calls for collaboration to engender the sustainability of Nigeria’s fast-growing ICT sector. According to an Executive Director of SystemSpecs, Deremi Atanda, the superstructure that holds the fabric of the society has shifted from physical engagement to one dominated by technology in the post-COVID-19 era. Nigeria, therefore, […]

Ex-Indonesian Minister Jailed For 12 Years Over $2.25m COVID-19 Graft

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Indonesian social affairs minister Juliari Batubara has been sentenced to 12 years in prison over a multi-million dollar COVID-19 graft scandal, the Jakarta Corruption Court ruled on Monday. A judge said the former politician was found “convincingly guilty of corruption” after receiving 32.4 billion rupiah ($2.25 million) in kickbacks in relation […]

Zambian Pastor Dies After Asking To Be Buried Alive For 3 Days To Emulate Jesus’ Resurrection

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Zambian self-proclaimed prophet died after his attempt to recreate Jesus’ resurrection backfired spectacularly. 22-year-old Pastor James Sakara died after he asked his followers to bury him alive for three days so that he could miraculously resurrect. Sakara who was a pastor at the Zion Church in the Zambian town of Chidiza […]

PDP National Leadership Crisis Worsens As Court suspends Secondus As Chairman

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leadership crisis currently rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, worsened on Monday as a High Court in Rivers State has restrained Uche Secondus from parading himself as the National Chairman of the party. The order was given by Justice O. Gbasam at the State High Court sitting in Degema local […]

Christ Embassy Church Penalised For Defying Australia’s COVID-19 Lockdown

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Australian police on Monday expressed disappointment at the  Sydney branch of Christ Embassy Church for flouting the city’s COVID-19 lockdown by holding a service for 60 people in a pandemic hotspot. The church is part of Christ Embassy, an international religious group headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, which has a record of spreading […]

Electricity: National Power Grid Collapses For Second Time In One Month

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The national power grid has collapsed for the second time in less than a month, worsening the blackout being experienced by households and businesses in parts of Nigeria. The collapse, which occurred around 1:00pm on Monday, was confirmed by two of the electricity distribution companies in the country. The grid had on […]

Lone Occupant Dies In Ghastly Auto-Crash In Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The lone occupant of a car lost his life on Monday, August 23, when he lost control of his car, causing the vehicle to crash into a streetlight pole before it eventually somersaulted on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos State. The incident occurred around 10:20 a.m. at Ologolo inward Agungi on the […]

Gunmen Kill UK Based Nigerian Lady Who Returned Home For Mother’s Burial In Ibadan

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United Kingdom-based Nigerian lady, identified as Bola Aworetan, who came into the country for her mother’s burial, has been brutally murdered in Ibadan, Oyo State. A source said the deceased had come to Nigeria from the United Kingdom (UK), where she lived and worked, to bury her mother before she was […]

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