Archive for: April, 2023

Fire Razes UNIBEN Female Hostel In Ekehuan Campus

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A female students’ hotel at the Ekehuan campus of the University of Benin was on Tuesday gutted by fire. The inferno, reports said, destroyed some documents and properties at the university. A source told the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident, which started at midday, however, claimed no life. While an […]

Remain Calm, Steadfast Until Victory Is Achieved-Peter Obi Advises Obidients, Nigerians

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has encouraged Nigerians to remain calm and steadfast in their journey of reclaiming their mandate of a New Nigeria, noting that he will never give up on the journey, until victory is achieved. Obi explained that he never expected the journey to […]

Industral Court Sacks MC Oluomo’s Park Committee, Reinstates RTEAN In Lagos

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has sacked the Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee led by Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo and ordered the reinstatement of the operations of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in Lagos State. Justice Maureen Esowe, yesterday, ruled that the […]

Man Arraigned For Allegedly Stealing N21m From Catholic Church

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 37-year-old man, Nwafor Onyebuchi, was on Tuesday arraigned by the police before a Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Badagry for allegedly stealing N21m from a Catholic church. Onyebuchi is facing three counts bordering on conspiracy, stealing, and breaching of public peace preferred against him by the police. The prosecutor, Inspector […]

270 killed, Over 2000 Injured In Sudanese Military  Violence – WHO

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Health Organisation has said the violence that broke out in Sudan on Saturday has killed 270 people and injured 2,600 so far. The Director General of the organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this during a virtual press briefing on Tuesday. Violence broke out in Sudan over the weekend between the […]

Huge Consignment Of Cocaine Worth $440m Found Floating In The Sea Off Italy

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A huge consignment of cocaine has been found floating off the eastern coast of the island of Sicily, Italian police said. According to a statement released on Monday by Italy’s Financial Police, Guardia di Finanza, authorities seized nearly 2 tons of the drugs, spotted floating in the Mediterranean during a routine surveillance […]

Suspected Nigerian Stowaway Found Dead On KLM Flight From Lagos

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A stowaway believed to be a Nigerian was on Monday found dead in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 plane. The dutch aircraft, registered PH-BQM, flew from Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, according to Belgium’s Aviation24 Confirming the incident, the Royal Dutch Marechaussee noted that stowaways survive sometimes […]

Eight Abducted Female Students Escape From Kidnappers’ Den In Kaduna-Niger Forest

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that the eight female students of Government Secondary School, Awon – who were kidnapped by terrorists on Monday 3rd April 2023 in the Awon General Area of Kachia Local Government Area, have escaped from the terrorists’ den. This was revealed in a statement by Samuel Aruwan, […]

Soldier Shoots Policeman Dead For Intercepting Colleague With Indian Hemp

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A police sergeant, identified as Ahmed Ali, has been shot dead by some soldiers in Benisheikh town, Borno State after his team allegedly intercepted a soldier in a vehicle conveying Indian hemp. Local and security sources said that the incident occurred at the town’s entry checkpoint around 10am on Monday. A security […]

IGP Replaces Adamawa CP Over Controversial Gov Poll

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered that the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa State, Mohammed Barde, withdraw from the state with immediate effect. The IGP also ordered that the Commissioner of Police in charge of Gombe State, CP Etim Equa immediately proceed to Adamawa State […]

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