Archive for: August, 2023

Niger Opens Border For Mali, Burkina Faso’s Troops  In Case Of Attack

LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger has authorised Mali and Burkina Faso’s armed forces to intervene on its territory in case of an attack, the countries said in a joint statement on Thursday, a possible sign the junta in Niger plans to keep resisting regional pressure to stand down. The main West African bloc ECOWAS has been […]

‘Wagner Boss’s Plane May Have Been Downed By  ‘Bomb Hidden’ In Wine Crate’

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s doomed private plane showed no signs of distress until a sudden drop 30 seconds before the deadly crash in Russia — amid speculation that the rogue warlord’s plane may have been downed by a bomb hidden in a crate of wine. The Embraer Legacy 600 executive jet, with […]

Minister Hosts EXCO Members Of GOCOP, Calls For Media Collaboration For Societal Benefit

    LAGOS AUGUST 24 (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Information,  Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi has called on Media  practitioners to collaborate with his Ministry  and the government for the betterment of society.  Malagi made the call while receiving Executive committee (Exco) members of the Guild of  Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP),  led by its President, Maureen Chigbo, […]

Nigeria Missing  As 25 Young People Emerge As Finalist For  2023 Commonwealth Youth Awards

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria youths are conspicuously missing as twenty young people who have made outstanding contributions in various areas will vie for the Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work. The regional finalists were selected from a group of 50 shortlisted young leaders identified as changemakers who are actively making progress towards achieving […]

Revenge: Furious Wagner Soldiers Vow To Declare War On Russia Over Prigozhin’s Death

LAGOS AUGST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It comes hours after Russia confirmed that Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a private yet which crashed to the ground north of Moscow, killing 10 people. Furious Wagner soldiers in Belarus have sent Vladimir Putin a chilling threat hours after their leader Pregozhin was reportedly killed in a horror […]

Alleged N6.9bn Fraud:Reactions Trail Emefiele’s Purported  Plea Bargain

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians are already expressing their outrage over the plea bargain sought by Godwin Emiefele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, in the criminal suit filed against him by the federal government. Social media is already agog with reactions from Nigerians who expressed their disappointment over the move by Emiefele […]

12 Yahoo Boys Who Allegedly Bury Newborn Baby Alive Arrested In Rivers

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Security agencies comprising Port Harcourt Security Watch, popularly known as PHALGA, Rivers State Neighbourhood Watch and Azikiwe Police Division, yesterday, arrested about 12 Internet fraudsters (Yahoo Boys) for allegedly burying a newborn baby alive at Andoni waterfront in Eagle Island, Port Harcourt. Chairman of the council’s security outfit, who doubles as the […]

Lagos Lawmakers Reject 17 Sanwo-Olu’s  Commissioner-nominees, Confirm 20

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, confirmed 20 commissioner-nominees while 17 of the 39 nominees sent to the leadership of the House for confirmation by the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu were disqualified. The governor had on July 28, 2023, submitted names of 39 commissioner-nominees and special adviser to the House […]

World Athletic: Amusan Reaches 100m Hurdles Final As Ofili, Akintola Book 200m Semis

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has qualified for the women’s 100-meter hurdles final at the 2023 World Athletics Championship.  The Nigerian dipped at 12.56 seconds to finish first in heat three of the semi-final on Wednesday at the Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest, Hungary. Ackera Nugent of Jamaica took second at 12.60 seconds, followed by the Netherlands’s Nadine […]

Killer Squad Disguising In Army camouflage Besieges Lagos, Mount Illegal Checkpoints, Rob, Kill Motorists

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A killer squad that disguises wearing Army camouflage has invaded the Lagos metropolis. This squad mounts illegal road blocks at different parts of the state to carry out their illegal activities. So far, over five innocent Nigerians have been killed and their cars stolen in the last two weeks after their encounter with the […]

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