Archive for: January, 2022

Mother Who Names Her Baby Lucifer Receives ‘Scary Death Threats’

LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This mom has been demonized by the internet for giving her offspring one of 2022’s trendiest — yet most inflammatory — baby names: Lucifer. Josie Barnes, 27, of Devon, England, says she has been receiving nonstop hate, and even death threats, from trolls since impulsively announcing the birth of her controversially named […]

Buhari Approves Lifting Of Twitter Ban In Nigeria

LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the lifting of the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria. The Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi revealed this in a statement on Wednesday. The NITDA DG, noted that the approval was given following a memo […]

Ex-Oyo state Gov., Alao-Akala Passes On

LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former governor of Oyo State, Christopher Alao-Akala, is dead. Alao-Akala, who was born in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, on June 3, 1950, died at the age of 71. Details of his death remained sketchy as of the time of filing this report. But the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in […]

52nd Convocation: UNILAG To Graduate 238 First Class Candidates

LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A total of 238 graduands among 12,217 that will be taking part in the 52nd convocation ceremonies of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, will bag First Class in various degree programmes. Also, 36 others will graduate from the faculties of Pharmacy, Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Sciences with distinctions. This was […]

Nigeria Army Appoints New GOCs, Field Commanders

LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has announced the appointment of General Officers Commanding (GOCs) and other senior Field Commanders. A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, explained that the development was part of efforts to reinvigorate the service. The statement said those redeployed are: Maj.-Gen. G. […]

Real Madrid Beats Barcelona For 100th Time, Reaches Cup Final

LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barcelona put on a good fight as an underdog, but in the end it was Real Madrid celebrating again after a thrilling “clásico” between the Spanish powerhouses in Saudi Arabia. Federico Valverde scored in extra time to give Real Madrid a 3-2 win over Barcelona on Wednesday for its 100th victory over […]

South African Indigenous ‘King’ Arrested For Planting Cannabis At Presidency Office

LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South African police Wednesday uprooted cannabis plants grown by indigenous activists who have camped outside President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office for more than three years, AFP reporters saw. Their leader, wearing a traditional loincloth, clung to a shoulder-height plant as police dragged it across the presidential lawn in Pretoria before arresting him and […]

AFCON: Ex-Nigeria Football International Reacts To Super Eagles Flooring Of Egypt

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some ex- football international on Tuesday unanimously crowned Moses Simon as Super Eagles Most Valuable Player (MVP) at the ongoing 2021 Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations championship. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after Super Eagles superlative performance defeating the Pharaohs of Egypt 1-0 in AFCON Group […]

Orji Kalu Drags EFCC To Court, Demands Unfreeze Of N7.1bn Family Account

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, has filed an application at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to unfreeze his bank account. He is also seeking an order of the court to strike out his name and that of his company, Slok […]

Deal Decisively, Skin Alive Criminals Enforcing Sit-At-Home Order – IPOB

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has urged southeast governors and members of the public to “deal decisively and skin alive” criminals enforcing the Monday sit-at-home order. IPOB said it never directed anyone to enforce the sit-at-home order because it has since been called off. The separatist group was reacting to shootings […]

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