LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumours about internal splits in the movement nearly a month after its lightning victory over the Western-backed government in Kabul. Sulail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesman, said Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, former head of […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Twitter ban in Nigeria has extended to 100 days, and in that time frame the nation has lost N247.61bn. The Federal Government had on June 4 suspended Twitter after the social media platform deleted a tweet by the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Consequently, telcos on June 5 blocked access to […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested one Segun Ogundeji, an ex-convict, for impersonation. The suspect was arrested when he went to the Sango Ota Divisional Headquarters of the police dressed in Army camouflage uniform to solicit for the release of a suspect. According to a statement by the command’s […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed bandits have overrun a Nigerian military base in Zamfara marking a major setback in the campaign to curb violent crimes across the state. The bandits struck a forward operating base in Mutumji, Dansadau, about 80 kilometres south of the capital Gusau, at about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, The Gazette learnt from military […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected smugglers have killed an officer with the Nigeria Customs Service at Owode, in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the victim, who was a driver, was attached to the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A. The Zonal Customs Public Relations Officer, Theophilus Duniya, confirmed the […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A pastor of ECWA church in Kibori-Asha Awuce in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Reverend Silas Yakubu Ali, has been murdered by unknown assailants. Reverend Ali departed for Kafanchan on Saturday, September 11 and was not heard from until his corpse was found by a search party on Sunday morning at Kibori community, […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President, World Bank, Africa Region, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has been elected as member of Fundação Dom Cabral Board of Trustees, to help FDC consolidate its objectives. Ezekwesili, an economics policy expert, joined the FDC board as the newest member. The founder and Global Chief Executive Officer of Stefanini, Marco Stefanini, […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are indications that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may have invited 20 disciples of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) for questioning over alleged financial fraud and diversion of funds left by the late founder of SCOAN, Temitope Balogun Joshua. The invitees include Nigerian and foreign prophets and […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali, former editor-in-chief of Nigeria’s Daily Trust newspaper, considers the impact of the latest tactic to tackle Nigeria’s ruthless kidnapping gangs – cutting off access to mobile phones and the internet. For the last few years life in rural areas of north-western […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Heavily armed gunmen raided a jail in south-central Nigeria late on Sunday, blowing up the perimeter fence and freeing 266 inmates – almost everyone in the prison, authorities said. A soldier and a police officer were killed in the attack and two guards were missing, the interior ministry said. It was the […]
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