Archive for: February, 2022

Street Fighting Commences In Ukraine Capital. Kyiv; People Urged To Seek Shelter

 LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine’s capital Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. The country’s president refused an American offer to evacuate, insisting that he would stay. “The fight is here,” he said. As dawn broke in Kyiv, it was not immediately clear how far […]

Uromi Bank Robbers Abandon Money, Cars After Youths Block Escape Route (PHOTOS)

   LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to reports,  the robbers who struck five banks simultaneously in Uromi, Edo State on the 24trh of February 2022 were not totally successful. The robbers had coordinated an operation that saw a reported seven people dead, including Police officers and civilians. There were a lot of casualties, with cars, banks […]

President Buhari Signs Electoral Act Amendment Bill Into Law

LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law. President Buhari signed the Bill at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of […]

Kidnap Kingpin, Evans, Two Others Bag Life Imprisonment For Kidnapping

LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike aka Evans, and two others have been sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiracy and kidnapping of a businessman, Donatus Duru. The other two convicts are Uche Amadi and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu while one Ogechi Uchechukw and two former soldiers, Chilaka Ifeanyi and Victor Aduba, were acquitted for lack of […]

Edo: Armed Uniform Soldier Hide While Deadly Robbery Attack In Uromi Banks

LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video of uniformed soldiers seen hiding for their lives during the Thursday’s attack carried out by gunmen on several banks in Uromi, Edo state have surfaced on social media. It was earlier reported that three banks were attacked by armed robbers in Uromi community, Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. […]

Ukraine Soldier Blows Himself Up On Bridge To Stop Russian Soldiers Advance

LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ukraine military wrote early Friday morning that a soldier blew himself up on a bridge to stop Russian soldiers trying to advance. Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Skakun was an engineer for a battalion of marines on the Crimean isthmus, where Russian tanks and military forces began to advance into Ukraine. The marines decided […]

Russia Threatens Serious ‘Military Consequences’ If Finland, Sweden Join Nato

LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia has warned of “military consequences” if Finland and Sweden join Nato, after their leaders held talks with the alliance in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Maria Zakharova, Russia’s foreign affairs spokesman, said at her weekly briefing that all members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, including […]

Kyiv Braces For Assault As Russia, Ukraine Signal Possibility Of Peace Talks

LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Russian and Ukrainian governments on Friday signalled an openness to negotiations even as authorities in Kyiv urged citizens to help defend the capital from advancing Russian force  in the worst European security crisis in decades. Ukraine and Russia will consult in coming hours on a time and place for talks, Ukrainian […]

Robbers Attack First Bank, Union Bank, Unity Banks In Edo, Cart Away Cash

LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Robbers have made away with huge cash after an attack on three banks at Uromi in Edo State. The robbers attacked First Bank, Union Bank and Unity Bank during the operation. Edo Police spokesman, Bello Kontongs, a Superintendent of Police (SP), confirmed the incident to The Nation. Details Shortly… The Nation

Ukraine Attack: Plans To Evacuate Nigerians Ongoing-FG

LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has said measures to keep Nigerians in Ukraine safe and to evacuate those who wish to leave the war-hit country are ongoing. This was disclosed in a statement titled, ‘Federal Government Reassures Of Its Commitment To The Safety Of Nigerians In Ukraine,’ signed by the Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign […]

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