Archive for: December, 2021

Police Inspector, Two Others Killed As Mob Attacks Police Station Over Detained Robbery Suspects

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police command in Kogi has confirmed the loss of three lives, including an inspector to a mob attack in the Yagba-West local government area on Tuesday. The mob attack followed robberies at three banks in Odo-Ere and Egbe. The police spokesman in Kogi, Williams Aya, said in a statement issued in […]

Award Winning Vietnamese Journalist Sentenced To Nine Years Imprisonment

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A renowned journalist dubbed the “leading voice for human rights” in Vietnam by Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns Ming Yu Hah was recently sentenced to nine years in prison. The trial: On Tuesday, Hanoi People’s Court judges found the 43-year-old, award-winning Vietnamese writer Pham Doan Trang guilty of “conducting propaganda […]

Myanmar’s Ousted Leader Suu Kyi Appears In Court Wearing Prison Uniform

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court on Friday wearing a white top and a brown wraparound longyi that is the typical uniform for prisoners in the Southeast Asian country, a source with knowledge of the court proceedings said. Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, 76, was sentenced this month to […]

US Bureau Of Prison Confirms Release Date Of Jailed Nigeria Fraudster, Invictus Obi

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-United States Federal Bureau of Prisons has announced that convicted Nigerian online fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke popularly known as Invictus Obi will be released in 2028. The Nigerian convict is currently being held at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), in Oakdale, after being sentenced to 10 years in prison earlier in the year […]

Obi Mourns Passage Of Ex-Anambra State Governor’s Wife, Saddened By Death Of Magulike, Okeke

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed shock over the death of Mrs. Ezeife Njideka, the wife of the former Governor of Anambra State and prominent Igbo leader, Chukwuemeka Ezeife. Obi, in a Condolence Message made available to the Press, expressed […]

North Koreans Mark 10th Anniversary Of Ex-Leader, Ban Laughing, Drinking For Eleven Days

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-North Koreans have been banned from laughing or drinking for 11 days to mark the tenth anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s death. Government authorities have ordered the public not to show any signs of happiness while North Korea commemorates Kim Jong Il’s death, DailyMail reports. Kim ruled North Korea from […]

Traders Weep As Fire Razes Goods Worth Million Of Naira In Balogun Market Lagos

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many traders at the popular Balogun market on Lagos Island wept on Thursday morning as fire burnt their goods. The fire incident, which started at midnight, occurred nine days before Christmas. Many of the traders lamented that they had stocked millions of goods for end-of-year sales before the fire incident occurred. The […]

Four More Real Madrid Players Test Positive For Covid-19

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four more Real Madrid players, including Gareth Bale, tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, joining Marcelo and Luka Modric, whose positives were announced the day before. “Real Madrid C. F. informs that our players Marco Asensio, Gareth Bale, Andriy Lunin and Rodrygo, and our head assistant coach Davide Ancelotti have tested positive […]

Family Searches For Body Of Diploma Holder Who Jumps Into Lagos Lagoon

LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A National Diploma certificate holder, identified as Lekan Odunare, has reportedly jumped into the Lagos Lagoon in an attempt to commit suicide. PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim, whose body had yet to be recovered, jumped into the lagoon in the Epe area around 10am on Tuesday. In a video circulating on […]

 

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