LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 20 people were killed in Nigeria’s Sokoto state when gunmen attacked a market and torched cars, as armed gangs continue to wreak havoc in the northwest part of the country, a state official and local member of parliament said on Saturday. Northwestern Nigeria has since last December witnessed a wave…
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder put on a heavyweight battle for the ages on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. There were five knockdowns, three by Fury and two by Wilder, in a wild battle that enthralled the crowd of 15,820 that witnessed one of the best heavyweight fights in years. Fury dropped Wilder…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Military troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI have neutralised several bandits and destroyed their hideouts at Sokoto and Katsina forests in the North West, PRNigeria reports. A military source told PRNigeria that the mission was achieved through air strikes executed on October 5, 2021. This was after series of aerial surveillance missions had…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of popular Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu in Anambra State. Recall that Chiwetalu Agu was allegedly manhandled and molested by the Nigerian Army troops for wearing Biafra clothing. The movie legend was walking within the Upper Iweka Bridge when two soldiers suddenly accosted, wrestled him to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-UBIS University in Switzerland has disowned the Doctorate Degree in International Relations being paraded by Nigeria’s Minister for State, Petroleum, Timipre Sylva. Aiko Juvet, the UBIS University’s Global Admissions Representative, in an email, said the school does not offer any program leading to the award of a Doctorate Degree in International Relations…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Anambra State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party Vice Presidential Candidate in 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has reacted to a media report that he breached Nigerian laws by engaging in secret businesses set up in tax havens, declaring that he broke no law. An online publication, Premium Times, quoting Pandora Papers,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has outlined some of the measures being implemented for COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery and Reconstruction in the country, after taking steps to contain the spread of infection, minimize casualties and ensure that clinical services could cope with the projected fatalities. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kwara State Fire Service said on Wednesday that it rescued about 13 coaches of a north-bound train from burning by fire in the Offa area on Tuesday. The train which was coming from Lagos was reportedly set ablaze by some hoodlums when it had a stop-over for repairs at the Offa…
