LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Women in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State, have embarked on a nude protest over the incessant killings in the region. Southern Kaduna, predominantly occupied by Christians, has witnessed more ethno-religious violence than any region in Nigeria’s North. Last Sunday, 16 people were reportedly killed in an attack by yet to be apprehended gunmen….
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Sultan of Sokoto and the President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has declared Friday, July 31, 2020, as the day of Eid-El-Kabir for the year. The disclosure was made in a press statement that was signed by the Chairman Advisory Committee on…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen believed to be herdsmen have attacked a convoy of correctional officials near Plateau High Court, Barkin Ladi, freeing six criminal suspects. The convoy was said to be conveying 14 suspects charged with crimes ranging from murder to kidnapping and rape, The Nation learnt. An eyewitness said as the convoy arrived the…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the blockchain industry grows and matures over time, the demand for human resources increases. Yet, there is a gap in the amount of qualified personnel capable of doing the job and the number of open positions. Furthermore, the industry has to compete with web development, cloud computing, and neural networks for…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate ad hoc committee investigating the misappropriation of funds in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has asked that the Interim Management Committee (IMC) refund all “unjustifiable funds” paid to staff of the commission. The panel also recommended that henceforth, the NDDC report directly to President Muhammadu Buhari and asked that…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A group known as the Concerned Citizens of Shinkafi from Zamfara state has given the Emir of Shinkafi, 24 hour ultimatum to withdraw the traditional title conferred on Chief Femi Fani Kayode or face legal action. The Emir of Shinkafi in Zamfara state ,Alhaji Muhammadu Makwashe was reported to have conferred the…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)- South Africa restaurateurs protested on Wednesday against a coronavirus curfew and an alcohol ban that they said were wrecking their industry. President Cyril Ramaphosa imposed a lockdown in March, restricting movement and gatherings. He loosened some of the restrictions in June, allowing restaurants to reopen, initially for take-out and then for…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-West African leaders were in talks in Bamako on Thursday in a fresh push to end an escalating political crisis in the fragile state of Mali. In an exceptional one-day summit, the presidents of Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Niger were meeting Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and leaders of a…
