Archive for: March, 2023

2023 Elections: Protesters Call For Interim Govt, Arrest Of INEC Chairman

LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Protesters under the aegis of Free Nigeria Movement on Tuesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to annul the February 25 presidential election and set up an interim government pending the conduct of a fresh election. The group also called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Prof Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the […]

Grandmother Sets Her Son, Daughter-In-Law, Two Grandchildren Ablaze In Ondo

LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A 75-year-old grandmother, identified as Iforiti Oloro, has allegedly set her son, daughter-inlaw and two grandchildren ablaze in the Aponmu area of Ondo State capital Akure. The grandmother who lives in the same compound as her son reportedly woke up at midnight while the family slept and set the house on fire. […]

Journalist Injured As Letter Bomb Explodes In News Room

LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Journalists across Ecuador have been targeted by explosive devices sent through the post. One presenter, Lenin Artieda, was injured when he opened the envelope in the middle of the newsroom. He said the explosive device looked like a USB drive. He plugged it into his computer and it detonated. The Ecuadorean attorney-general’s […]

Ramadan: Sultan Of Sokoto Announces Take-Off Date 

LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Thursday will make the first day of the month of Ramadan. Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, in a statement, yesterday, asked Muslim faithful to look out for the crescent (moon) immediately after sunset tomorrow 29th Sha’aban, 1444 A.H. which is equivalent to March 22.  Sultan who is the […]

Lagos Police Declare Manhunt For Musician, Friend For Alleged Killing Of  BDC Operators

LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A musician, Collins Etaredafe, aka Top Boy, has gone into hiding after allegedly killing two-yet-to-be-identified Bureau-De-Change operators at his residence in the Lekki area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Etaredafe, who was with a yet-to-be-identified friend, invited the BDC operators into his apartment under the guise of changing some dollars. […]

Bandits Kidnap Ransom Bearer Who Conveyed N2m For Release Of  Wife, 3 Children

LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have abducted a man who went to pay N2 million ransom for the release of his wife, son and two daughters who were kidnapped at  Anguwar Janruwa in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State. City & Crime reported that bandits had two weeks ago, invaded Anguwar Janruwa in Janjala community and kidnapped […]

Prevention Of Igbos Not To Vote In Lagos Was An Order From Above-Source

LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Igbos living in a riverine area of Lagos were allegedly instructed not to vote in the elections for Lagos State, and the source who gave them this instruction claimed to have gotten the order from above, according to Vanguard Newspaper. Igbo traditional ruler Eze Chinedu Mozie was denied voting rights on […]

DSS Nabs Kirikiri Inmate Who Allegedly Threatens Osinbajo’s Daughter From Prison

LAGOS MARCH  21STH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Services, DSS, has apprehended an inmate described as “a slim young man” after a major operation at the Kirikiri prison in Apapa, Lagos. DAILY POST exclusively reported how a large number of officers stormed the penitentiary last week in search of the fellow threatening one of the Vice […]

EU Election Observers Knock INEC, Says Violence, Vote-Buying Marred Gov Polls

LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria 2023 on Monday knocked the Independent National Electoral Commission for failing to live up to expectations in Nigeria’s electoral process. The Chief Observer, EU Election Observation Mission, Barry Andrews, in his preliminary statement of the EU EOM on the governorship and state Houses of […]

Peter Obi Challenges Disputed Nigeria’s Presidential Election Result In Court

LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s opposition Labour Party candidate Peter Obi has filed a court petition challenging last month’s disputed presidential election, the party said, kicking off what could be a long legal campaign lasting several months. There have been numerous legal challenges to the outcome of previous Nigerian presidential elections but none has succeeded. Obi […]

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