LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former senior Saudi intelligence official said in a US lawsuit Thursday that the country’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tried to have him assassinated in 2018, just weeks after dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in Turkey. Saad Aljabri said Prince Mohammed sent a “hit squad” to Canada, where he lives…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian musician Azeez Fashola, better known by his stage name Naira Marley, has admitted he broke coronavirus lockdown rules when he travelled to the capital, Abuja, for a concert. That event was in June when all non-essential travel was banned to prevent the spread of the virus. The musician was arrested on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gracefully spinning among a group of dancers clad in pink, 11-year-old Anthony Mmesoma Madu stands out in black leggings, a white turtleneck and poise beyond his years. His parents in Lagos, Nigeria’s teeming lagoon city, wanted him to become a priest. Instead, he has captivated millions with his ballet. “When I am…
LAGOS AGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly Thursday escalated as 17 lawmakers in the state have inaugurated and elected a parallel speaker. African Examiner gathered that 14 members who had refused to be inaugurated are loyalists of the immediate past national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four persons, including a pregnant woman, identified as Imomotimi, have been killed in Azikoro Village in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The other victims, according to locals, are Alfred Marcus 30; Gabriel Ejimofor 45 and Uchechukwu Ejimofor 38. The incident happened when hoodlums suspected to be cult members attacked a…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has described as dishonour, the naming of one of the rail stations after former President Goodluck Jonathan and Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Clark said Jonathan as a former president and Chief Awolowo deserved more than that. He said clamping together people who have not made any meaningful…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the reported invasion of the Edo State House of Assembly, the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has ordered the removal of the roof of the House of Assembly complex for renovation after chasing away security agencies believed to have been drafted from Abuja to provide security cover to 17 lawmakers loyal to…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shekau Releasea Video Of Boko Haram Fighters Observing Eid In Niger State A video of some men suspected to be members of the Abubakar Shekau-led faction of Boko Haram in Niger state has surfaced online. The footage shows about 100 persons observing the Eid Al-Adha prayer in an undisclosed bushy area. While…
