Archive for: May, 2022

Group Hails Peter Obi’s Emergence As Labour Party President Candidate, Predicts His Victory

LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Movement for Election of Nigeria President of Igbo Extraction has extolled former Anambra Governor, Mr Peter Obi, on his election as the Presidential Candidate for Labour Party for 2023 presidential election. National Convener of the group, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, made the commendation in Enugu while speaking with the News Agency of […]

Gunmen Invade Anambra Broadcasting Station, Beat Staff, Set Vehicles, House Ablaze

LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen invaded the premises of Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), Awada, Onitsha station on Sunday, and brutalised some staff members who were on night duty. An eyewitness said the gunmen burnt a building, a company bus and another vehicle parked on the premises. While noting that no life was lost in the attack, […]

Peter Obi Speech As Labour Candidate: Let Us Return Nigeria To Their Rightful Owners

LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-I thank Nigerians; especially members of the Labour Party who have gathered here since yesterday to partake in the primaries to choose the person that will fly Labour flag in the forthcoming National election to choose the President of Nigeria. History beckons. Nigerians remain hopeful for a national rebirth, which implies returning […]

Account General Fingers Govt Officials As EFCC Uncovers Another N90m ‘Fraud’ Against Him

LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The scope of the ongoing probe of the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reached N170billion. Idris, who was battling for bail last night, has opened up on some top government officials allegedly involved in some transactions. The EFCC has grilled a […]

Jonathan Conspicuously Missing As APC Lists 23 Presidential Aspirants For Screening

LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan is not on the list of presidential hopefuls expected to be screened by the All Progressives Congress (APC). In April 2022, after supporters besieged his Abuja residence to ask him to contest the 2023 presidential election, Jonathan had not given a definite response. “You are calling me to […]

Over 500 killed In Mali Clashes Between Armed And Islamist Group In Three Months

LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Over 500 civilians died in attacks carried out by armed forces and Islamist groups in Mali from January to March this year, the United Nations said in a report on Monday that detailed a rapid unravelling of an already desperate security situation. The killings represented a 324% rise over the previous quarter […]

Fighting Between Chad Gold Miners Leave 100 Dead, 40 Injured

LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Fighting between informal gold miners in a remote part of northern Chad has left around 100 people dead and 40 injured, the government says. What began as a “mundane dispute between two individuals… degenerated”, Defence Minister Daoud Yaya Brahim told the AFP news agency. The mountainous Kouri Bougoudi district near the Libyan […]

‘No Doubt’ Benzema Deserves To Win Ballon d’Or This Year-Lionel Messi

LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-According to Lionel Messi, there is “no doubt” that Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema deserves to win his first Ballon d’Or award this year. Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards as the world’s best player, but saw his new club Paris Saint-Germain eliminated by Madrid in the round of […]

Cameroon Militants, Ambazonia Invade Nigeria, Kill 20 In Surprise Attack

LAGOS MAY 31st (NEWSRANGERS)-Militants of Ambazonia, a separatist group in South West Cameroon, have killed at least 20 people in a community in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. Chief Cletus Obun, a former member of Cross River House of Assembly and an aspirant of House of Reps for Boki/Ikom federal constituency, confirmed […]

Gunmen Kill  Ex-NPC Chief, Demand N50m Ransom For His Abducted Children

LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have killed a former Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC), Mr. Zakari Umaru-Kigbu, in Nasarawa State, and abducted two of his daughters. It was learnt that the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday at Umar-Kigbu’s residence in Azuba Bashayi, Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. It was […]

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