LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-An erstwhile spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, has left Nigeria for the United Kingdom to receive treatment for his deteriorating health condition. Mr. Metuh, who has had a tumultuous battle with his spinal cord, departed Nigeria on Wednesday night – shortly after his passport was released by authorities,…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected Islamist militants have attacked two villages in Niger, with reports of dozens civilians killed. Around 49 died and 17 were injured in the village of Tchombangou, while another 30 died in Zaroumdareye – both near Niger’s western border with Mali, Reuters reports. There have been several recent violent incidents in Africa’s…
By Tokunboh Aremu Odua LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-CSP Francis Osagie Erhabor, the policeman and divisional police officer (DPO) in charge of ‘D’ division Itam in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom state, who is acclaimed to have never taken a bribe since over 30 years in active service, has resigned from the profession. Erhabor, who…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Over 1400 people (as of press time) have signed a petition asking the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sack the managing director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Adam Nuru. The petition alleged that the bank chieftain was responsible for the demise of Tunde Thomas. Mr Thomas was said to have…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A video of Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen at a party in Nigeria spraying money has surfaced online. In the video, the 22-year-Old footballer was seen without a mask. The striker’s club yesterday confirmed his status saying the footballer had flown back to Napoli but on arrival after a compulsory covid-19 test, his…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-On Saturday, December 26, 2020, Suwaiba Naziru, 22, mother of one and heavily pregnant, was abducted from her village in Biya Ki Kwana of Batsari Local Government Area, Katsina State, alongside her two-year-old toddler. Bandits had raided the village at about 8 pm, shot and injured two young men and abducted 10…
LAGS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos, is said to have returned to his palace on Friday — two months after a mob invasion during the #EndSARS crisis. In October, there were demonstrations against police brutality across the country, organised under the #EndSARS campaign. However, hoodlums had hijacked the protest and launched attacks…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Friday, January 1, 2021, stated that there would be a recurrence of some 2020 events in the New Year. Adeboye made this prediction in his ‘Prophecies for 2021’ released about 3 am on Friday shortly after the church’s…