Archive for: August, 2022

Kaduna: Bandits turn abductee’s family To ‘Baba Ijebu’ Lottery

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits in Kaduna were reported to have turned an abductee’s family to ‘Baba Ijebu’ lottery by continuous demand  of ransoms. The Bandits were reported to have  abducted two persons around eastern bypass in Chikun LGA of Kaduna state, and demanded for N20 million and two motorcycles as ransom after collecting N20 million […]

Osun Police Denies Report Of  Alleged Abduction Of Fayose’s Junior Brother

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Command in Osun, had debunked reports that Isaac Fayose, younger brother to ex-Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, was attacked by suspected kidnappers at Gbongan Area of the state. The command, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, on Tuesday, said the report being circulated on social media […]

Adieu  Mikhail Gorbachev, The Last Leader Of Soviet Union

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War and was the last leader of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 91, Russian news agencies reported, citing medical sources. “Gorbachev died this evening after a serious and long illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow said late on Tuesday, as quoted […]

Police Kill 19 People, Injure 21 Over Attempt To Invade Police Station

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Madagascar police killed 19 people and injured 21 others when they opened fire on Monday on a crowd trying to storm a police station to seek revenge against suspected criminals, police said on Tuesday. The shooting took place in the town of Ikongo, about 330 km (205 miles) southeast of the capital […]

Peter Obi In US, Vows To Increase Electricity or Leave Presidency After First Term

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Addressing a packed audience at the prestigious Beverly Hilton Los Angeles flag off of his US speaking tour, Gov Peter Obi vowed to increase electricity generation in Nigeria or quit office after his first term as president. The Labor Party’s presidential candidate who had just flown in from Toronto, Canada described countries […]

Japanese  Behind $2.9m Global ‘Romance Scam’ On Interpol List Arrested In Ghana

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Japanese man believed to be the ringleader of a notorious “romance scam” that swindled dozens of victims out of nearly 400 million yen (approximately $2.9 million) in total has been detained in Ghana. The Ghana Police Service confirmed in a tweet on Aug. 2 that they have arrested Hikaru Morikawa, 58, […]

Kano: Eight Pulled From Rubble Of Collapsed Building As  Rescue Operation Continue

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS0-A three-story building under construction collapsed Tuesday in northwestern Nigeria, trapping shoppers in a busy neighborhood. Emergency response workers told the Associated Press that at least eight people have been pulled from the rubble and they were searching for more. The building in Kano state, northern Nigeria’s commercial hub, was being constructed […]

Husband In Trouble For Selling 3-Month-Old Baby For N400k Without Wife’s Consent

LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man, Daniel Chigozie, has landed in trouble in Lagos State after he allegedly conspired with a Medical Doctor and a nurse to sell his three-month old baby for N400, 000 without the consent of his wife and they were eventually caught.  P.M.EXPRESS reports that he was arrested alongside his accomplices including […]

23-Year-Old Pregnant Lady Put Unborn Baby For Sale In Abuja

LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A pregnant lady, identified only as Chinaza, has approached doctors at the National Hospital in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to seek buyer for her unborn baby. PUNCH Metro gathered that when the 23-year-old lady got pregnant, she left her parents house in Imo State to live with her friend in Lagos […]

GOCOP Annual Conference Holds October  6th  In Lagos; To Discuss 2023 Elections

LAGOS AGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2022 conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) will hold in Lagos on Thursday, October 6 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja. The theme for the conference is “2023 Elections: Managing the Process for Credible Outcome” and it will feature prominent stakeholders in the polity, civil society organisations, security, judiciary and […]

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