LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the November 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra State, residents have begun to flee to other states. Speaking with FIJ, residents who have now taken refuge in other southeastern states said they fled Anambra for fear of violence during the election. “I’m not voting. I am in Imo already; I am…
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Legendary midfielder Xavi Hernandez is set to return home — back to Barcelona, where he dazzled and inspired during 17 trophy-filled seasons as a player — after reportedly agreeing to replace the recently departed Ronald Koeman as manager. Xavi is expected to take over at Barcelona as soon as his existing contract…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has said the agency recovered 301 houses from two public officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The revelation came at the inauguration of the House of Representatives adhoc Committee on Investigation of the Operations of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian troops conducting Exercise GOLDEN DAWN have killed one of the Biafran National Guard gunmen who attacked troops’ location at Amaekpu, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State on Thursday. This is contained in a statement by the spokesman for the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu. “The assailants, who were heavily armed and…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The corpse of a customs officer, who was abducted in Ogun State on Tuesday has been found. Suspected smugglers had ambushed a Customs patrol team at Yewa South Local Government Area of the state and abducted two customs officers in the process. The body of one of the officers was found in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the 2021 Anambra governorship election, a human rights lawyer, Jezie Ekejiuba, has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the Federal High court over the security challenges in the state. In the suit, Ekejiuba said the conduct of the governorship election by INEC on November 6, 2021 will be…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has faulted reports that the aircraft on which President Muhammadu Buhari recently travelled to the United States developed fault mid-air. Adesina described the reports published on some online platforms as an example of fake news that has become a major vice and threat to information dissemination in the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he will leave office when his tenure ends May 29, 2023. President Buhari disclosed this during a meeting in Makkah with a select group of Nigerians resident in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he just ended a visit. He warned against campaigns for tenure extension…