LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 25-year-old man, identified as Bulus Auma, has committed suicide after reportedly losing two tricycles to robbers in Jos, the Plateau capital. According to NAN, the Jos police command said Asuma was a resident of Angwan Rukuba in Jos north LGA. The tricycle rider was said to have earlier lost a tricycle,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One person was feared dead in Alaba area of Lagos State following a clash between traders at Alaba Market and Area Boys. The confrontation, which began in the early hours of Wednesday, led to the closure of the market as traders refused to open. According to information made available to The Eagle…
LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has denied ordering security operatives to detain Governor Nasir El-Rufai during the Anambra governorship election in 2013. Obi said he was also detained in his local government, hence he was not behind the directive for El-Rufai’s detention. On Monday, El-Rufai made the claim at…
LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Comptroller in charge of the Trade Facilitation Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Anthony Ayalogu, is dead. Ayalogu died at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, after falling ill. In a statement issued by the Customs Public Relations Unit, AA Maiwada, said after Ayalogu became unconcious, he was rushed to…
Fighters LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Air Force dispatched two F-16 fighter jets to intercept a pair of Russian bombers that flew close to Alaska on Monday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement. Although the two Russian Tu-95 Bear-H bombers did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace, NORAD said it “detected,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A rat has reportedly strayed into an exhibit storage room for cannabis in one of the commands of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman, shared a video of the animal via his Twitter handle on Monday. He said the rat began to misbehave some minutes after it…
LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour party, Mr. Peter Obi has reiterated his readiness to bring peace to Nigeria and quicken the development of every part of the country. Obi said this while speaking to Northern Elders’ Forum at Arewa House, Kaduna on Tuesday. On how he would achieve it and also…
LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described as worrisome reports of clashes among parties and their supporters in some States of the country during the ongoing electioneering campaign. While cautioning parties and their supporters to focus on issues and steer clear of attacks on each other, the Commission reminded them…