LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A song celebrating notorious kingpin of banditry, Bello Turji, is trending in northern Nigeria to the indignation of many residents who have suffered from the ongoing atrocities of bandits in the regions. Mr Turji, from Shinkafi in Zamfara State, is believed to lead gangs terrorising communities in Sokoto, Zamfara, and parts of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police command in Kogi has confirmed the loss of three lives, including an inspector to a mob attack in the Yagba-West local government area on Tuesday. The mob attack followed robberies at three banks in Odo-Ere and Egbe. The police spokesman in Kogi, Williams Aya, said in a statement issued in…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A renowned journalist dubbed the “leading voice for human rights” in Vietnam by Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns Ming Yu Hah was recently sentenced to nine years in prison. The trial: On Tuesday, Hanoi People’s Court judges found the 43-year-old, award-winning Vietnamese writer Pham Doan Trang guilty of “conducting propaganda…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court on Friday wearing a white top and a brown wraparound longyi that is the typical uniform for prisoners in the Southeast Asian country, a source with knowledge of the court proceedings said. Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, 76, was sentenced this month to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-United States Federal Bureau of Prisons has announced that convicted Nigerian online fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke popularly known as Invictus Obi will be released in 2028. The Nigerian convict is currently being held at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), in Oakdale, after being sentenced to 10 years in prison earlier in the year…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed shock over the death of Mrs. Ezeife Njideka, the wife of the former Governor of Anambra State and prominent Igbo leader, Chukwuemeka Ezeife. Obi, in a Condolence Message made available to the Press, expressed…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-North Koreans have been banned from laughing or drinking for 11 days to mark the tenth anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s death. Government authorities have ordered the public not to show any signs of happiness while North Korea commemorates Kim Jong Il’s death, DailyMail reports. Kim ruled North Korea from…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many traders at the popular Balogun market on Lagos Island wept on Thursday morning as fire burnt their goods. The fire incident, which started at midnight, occurred nine days before Christmas. Many of the traders lamented that they had stocked millions of goods for end-of-year sales before the fire incident occurred. The…
