LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was past midnight when a dozen men armed with AK47s stormed into Mohammed’s home just outside Nigeria’s capital Abuja to kidnap the truck driver and his wife. After being held hostage in a tiny cave deep in a forest for three days, the couple were released when a relative paid the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Both the Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police, Muyiwa Adejobi, and the Nasarawa State Police Command have reacted to a claim by a man who disclosed that he saw policemen selling Indian hemp at a checkpoint, saying they are investigating the matter. The man, whose name is Uyi Samuel with…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several sporting events in Britain were called off as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96 on Thursday. Organizers of the BMW PGA Championship golf event reacted to the announcement of the queen’s death by immediately suspending play, with many players still out…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The principal of Hassanat Islamic College, identified simply as Prosper, has gone into hiding after allegedly defiling seven female pupils of the school around Tanke, in the Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Prosper, who had been allegedly defiling the pupils for a while, usually used…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump has dropped another hint at a White House campaign in 2024, with the former US president telling Indian television that a run for office would “make a lot of people very happy”. “Everyone wants me to run. I am leading in the polls,” Trump said in an excerpt of an…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-People grieved in the crowds outside Buckingham Palace when officials carried a notice confirming the Queen Elizabeth II’s death to the gates of her London home. Thousands gathered in the pouring rain to mark their respects for the late monarch, who died Thursday at age 96. Royal superfan John Loughrey, 67, wept…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rivers State House of Assembly has explained why it reversed the ownership of the 868 plots of land being occupied by Daar Communications Plc, along the NTA road in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. Daar Communications Plc, operators of African Independent Television and Ray Power FM is owned by a chieftain of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has restated his resolve to ensure that the education sector in the ‘New Nigeria’ receives the robust funding it needs to productively transform the nation. This resolution was revealed in his message to mark the International Literacy Day 2022….
