LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Ikeja High Court has sentenced a domestic staff, Joseph Ogbu, to death by hanging for killing his employer, an 89-year-old woman, Ajoke John and her daughter, Oreoluwa in Lagos State. NAN reports that Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay held on Monday that the prosecution had sufficiently proven the 3-count charge bordering on murder […]
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Super Eagles are back to the top of Group A of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after beating the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau 1-0 in the return match of their double-leg clash on Monday. Moses Simon scored the only goal of the match from the spot kick to give all […]
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have killed a retired customs officer Micah Gochin and whisked away his son in Plateau State. A community source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Nation the retired customs officer was attacked around 11:00 pm on Sunday in his residence. The Nation learnt the kidnappers who positioned themselves around the residence […]
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A high court sitting in Makurdi has granted an ex-parte order stopping the Dr. Iyorchia Ayu from parading himself as the National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Wilfred Kpochi, who granted the order, directed that Ayu restrains himself from acting as the national chairman of the party pending the […]
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Commander of the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP), Abu Muhammed, has executed his immediate deputy, Abu Darda, for enabling military operation into their camp in Mukdolo and Bone villages which led to the killing of 41 fighters including Abu-Zahra Munzir. This is even as Troops of Joint Task Force […]
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, April 15 for governorship, and national and state assembly supplementary elections. INEC said this in a tweet on Monday less than one week after two governorship elections – Kebbi and Adamawa states were declared inconclusive. “Arising from its meeting held today, the Independent […]
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Israel’s transport minister on Sunday approved an aviation deal with Nigeria that will allow non-stop flights between the countries to begin next month for the first time, the ministry said. The agreement, which still needs cabinet approval in Israel, will let carriers from the two countries to operate flights between Tel […]
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zonal Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Minna, Niger State, identified as Femi is currently in the custody of the State Police Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, over alleged culpable homicide. It was gathered that Femi is being suspected of complicity over the death of a married woman, Mrs […]
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oladipo Diya, retired general and former second-in-command to Gen Sani Abacha, has died at the age of 79. Oyesinmilola Diya, in a statement signed on behalf of the family, said Diya died in the early hours of Sunday. “On behalf of the entire Diya family home and abroad; We announce the passing […]
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 80 Point of Sales (PoS) agents, suspected to be buying and selling money to members of the public with higher interest have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in Ondo state. Vanguard gathered that the officials of the commission carried out the exercise […]
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