Archive for: April, 2023

Unknown Gunmen Wipe Out Family Of 10 In Mass Shooting

LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Unknown gunmen stormed a house and killed 10 members of a family on Friday, in the latest mass shooting to rock crime-ridden South Africa. Police said seven women and three men were fatally wounded in Imbali, a township south of Pietermaritzburg in the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal. “According to initial police reports, […]

Teenager Sets Himself Ablaze In Front Of  US Embassy

LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An 18-year-old Danish man set himself on fire in front of the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen on Friday afternoon, causing a stir in the area. The incident took place at around 2:45 pm, and the man was immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment. According to police sources, the man was conscious […]

Gunmen Kill Five Policemen, Couple In An Ambush In Imo

LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen on Friday morning killed five policemen at the Okpala Junction in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State. Also killed were a couple identified as Mr and Mrs Chinaka Nwagu who hailed from Amankwo Okpala community. The incident has thrown the junction and the entire community into a state […]

Lagos Arraigns Immigration Officer For Alleged Assault On Colleague

LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State government, yesterday, arraigned an immigration officer, Umar Mohammed, before a Lagos high court, sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Igbosere, over an allegation of assault. The state government had in the charge marked: LD/120518c/2022 alleged that Mohammed unlawfully assaulted his colleague, one Oluwafemi Adeyemi Badiru, by slapping him in his […]

Floyd Mayweather Is Interested In Signing Nigerian UFC Fighter, Francis Ngannou

LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Following his victory over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270, Francis Ngannou officially announced that he’s stepping away from MMA, rejecting a contract from Dana White which would make him the highest paid heavyweight in UFC history. Now a free agent, Ngannou is free to pursue his boxing dreams that he has long […]

Sallah: Obi Preaches Social Justice, Peace, Urges Deep Respect For Rule Of Law

LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to hold unto the values of social justice, peace and human progress, and to continue to observe deep respect for the nation’s constitution and rule of law. Obi described these values as very important for societal progress and […]

Ramadan: WhatsApp Platform Raises Donation Of  N5.1m To Assist Vulnerable

LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A WhatsApp Platform, Katsina City News, has raised donations totalling N5.1 million to assist the needy during the Ramadan fasting period. Danjuma Muhammad-Katsina, Founder of the platform, confirmed this development to the News Agency of Nigeria. Muhammad-Katsina, who spoke on Wednesday in Katsina, explained that members of the platform were indigenes of […]

Ukraine President Invites Nigeria President-Elect Tinubu  On State Visit

LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his election victory. This was even as Zelensky invited him to his war-ravaged country of Ukraine on a state visit. The felicitation is coming two months after the former Lagos governor was declared winner of the contentious presidential […]

IGP Directs Immediate Commencement Of Elevation Process For Police Inspectors, Other Ranks

LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Department of Finance and Administration to coordinate the Force Secretary for the setting up of Departmental Selection Board (DSB) for the screening and selection of deserving members of the Inspectorate cadre for recommendation […]

Nigerian To Pay  £26,835 Fine For Smuggling Cigarettes Into UK

LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United Kingdom tribunal has held that a Nigerian be fined the sum of £26,835 (over N15 million) after being charged in relation to 61,800 cigarettes found in his bag without appropriate disclosure to relevant revenue authorities. The cigarettes were seized at Heathrow Airport, London, in February 2020. Details of the judgement […]

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