Archive for: January, 2024

Troops Rescue Abducted Benue Council Boss, P.A., Destroy Kidnappers’ Camp

LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of 72 Special Force Battalion under 401 Special Brigade, commanded by Brig. Gen. A . Rabiu has rescued the kidnapped Ukum local government caretaker chairman Rev. Gideon Haanongon. The troops recovered the Council Chairman and his Personal Assistant who had been in the kidnappers’ den for about two weeks on Wednesday […]

Tinubu Debunks Planning To Move Nigeria’s Capital From Abuja To Lagos

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has no plans to move the country’s capital from Abuja to Lagos, his office says. The presidency blamed political opponents for such rumours, saying “there is no iota of truth” in them. The speculation began before Mr Tinubu, who once served as governor of Lagos, took power last […]

Nigerian Students Jumps To Death From 16th Floor In Malaysian Police Raid

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian college student is believed to have fallen to his death from the 16th floor of a condominium in Batu Uban, Gelugor, last night while attempting to escape a police raid. The incident occurred around 6pm when the 37-year-old man’s residence was raided by Penang police’s narcotics criminal investigation department, Berita […]

65 Ukrainian Prisoners Of War Die In Russia Plane Crash

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Moscow has accused Ukraine’s military of shooting down a plane, which it says was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war The plane came down near the Russian city of Belgorod, close to the Ukrainian border “On board were 65 captured Ukrainian army servicemen being transported for exchange, six crew members and three […]

PCC Workers Lock Commissioner In Office Over Non-Payment Of Salary

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Staff of the Public Complaints Commission, on Wednesday, locked the Chief Commissioner, Abimbola Ayo Yusuf, in the office during a protest over the non-payment of the Consolidated Legislative Salary approved by the National Assembly. The action of the PCC workers in Abuja was premised on their protest to ventilate their grievances. In […]

PSC Approves Appointment Of Galadima As DIG, Elevates 1,897 Senior Police Officers

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Service Commission on Tuesday,  January 23rd 2024 approved the appointment of AIG Dasuki Galadanci  AIG incharge of Zone 12 Bauchi as a Deputy Inspector General of Police to represent the North West Geopolitical zone of the country. He will replace DIG Ibrahim Sani Ka’oje  who is expected to retire 2nd […]

Nigeria Brings Forex Trading Back Into Public View To Defeat Street Market

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is bringing foreign-exchange trading back into public view, the latest step in its bid to narrow the gap between the official and unofficial rate of its naira currency. The country’s financial crimes watchdog has given the Association of Bureaux de Change Operators of Nigeria the go-ahead to publicly post the buying […]

Blinken: US Is Determined To Remain Strong Security Partner For Nigeria

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the United States is determined to remain a strong security partner for Nigeria, whose military is backed by the U.S., Britain and other allies in a long war against Islamist insurgents. Blinken also discussed challenges to democracy and security in the region during his […]

Scores Feared Killed, Houses Set Ablaze  In Fresh Plateau Crisis

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many residents have been feared killed, buildings, including churches and mosques were burnt in Sabon Gari area of Mangu local government area of Plateau State, in a fresh sectarian crisis that erupted in the state. According to an eyewitness, Pansak Lazarus, who is a member of the affected community, he told journalists […]

How Peter Obi Saved Hospital From Dilapidation- Rt Rev Ephraim Ikeakor

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Anglican Bishop of Amichi Diocese and Proprietor of College of Nursing Sciences, Diocesan Hospital Amichi, Rt Rev Ephraim Ikeakor, has revealed that it took the intervention of Mr. Peter Obi, as the then Governor of Anambra State to resurrect their hospital which was at the time very dilapidated and overrun by […]

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