LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian reggae icon, Majek Fashek, is dead, his former backup singer, Monica Omorodion Swaida, has revealed. Writing in a Facebook post on Tuesday morning (Nigerian time), Monica, who is based in the US said: “I have been getting phone calls and text messages. How news flies. “It is true. I didn’t want…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-While the family of Uwa Omozuwa Has been mourning the death of their 22 year old beloved daughter, A Facebook man reacting to the death of the 100 level Microbiology student of UNIBEN, left a comment that is believe to be a clue as to the motive behind the actions that led…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump late Monday threatened to mobilize the U.S. military to keep the peace across the nation, following days of violent protests and minutes after federal police charged a crowd of peaceful demonstrators to clear a path for a presidential photo op. Speaking at the Rose Garden of the White House,…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday 1st of June 2020, announced that 416 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths have been recorded in Nigeria. This is the second-highest daily figure recorded by the centre after it announced 553 confirmed cases on Saturday 30th May 2020, since the outbreak of…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced a technician, Rasak Abiona, to death for beating his 62-year-old father to death with an iron rod during a dispute over property in Lagos. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo delivered the judgment in a virtual hearing. Justice Taiwo held that though the prosecution had presented circumstantial evidence…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The UK and Canada have opposed Russia’s return to the G7, deepening a rift over US President Donald Trump’s wish for the country to rejoin. Mr Trump said on Saturday he would postpone the G7 summit scheduled to take place this month until September. The president said the G7’s “outdated group of…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Monday relaxed the restriction it placed on churches and mosques as a result of the coronavirus. Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, announced government’s decision during the daily COVID-19 briefing. He said there is still a restriction on gatherings of more than 20 people outside of a…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19 on Sunday intercepted an oil tanker loaded with seven persons and 11 motorcycles. According to a member of the committee, Bemgba Iortyom, the tanker was intercepted at the Agan area of the state. Iortyom said, “The driver of the tanker has claimed that he is on…
