LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)- At least 16 inmates were killed in a central Mexico prison and five others wounded after a bloody two-and-a-half hour riot. Four guns – believed to have been smuggled in during prison visits on Tuesday, where found at the scene of the violent melee at the Cienguillas state prison in the…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari reaffirmed he will leave office in 2023, addressing concerns he wants to change the constitution to seek a third term. Buhari, 77, won a second four-year mandate in March, the last he’s permitted under the constitution of Africa’s largest oil producer. With speculation already mounting over who the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, became $4.3 billion richer in 2019 as his fortune continued to grow on the back of investments in cement, flour and sugar. The 62-year-old Nigerian businessman and Africa’s most prominent industrialist ended the decade with a net worth of almost $15 billion, making him the 96th wealthiest…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A mob has set ablaze two trucks belonging to Dangote cement company for allegedly crushing two persons to death. The accident occurred in Imowo in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Tuesday. The two victims, a motorcyclist, and a passenger were on the road when the trucks reportedly hit…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Sen. Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly between 2015 and 2019. According to a source, Sani was arrested for alleged extortion of $20,000 from the owner of ASD Motors. The source said: “He was said to have…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Four gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have been shot dead in a shoot out with members of vigilante at Manyare village, near Kotonkarfe town along Abuja -Lokoja highway. Daily trust learnt that three among the alleged kidnappers were arrested at the scene while attempting to escape into the bush. A member of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Meet 29-year-old Nigerian, Beroro Efekoro, who has just been elected as an Albany County legislator in the state of New York. Beroro Efekoro achieved this feat 11 years after he relocated from Nigeria to the popular American state with his father and siblings. He moved to Albany to pursue a degree in…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23, 2019 general election, Mr Peter Obi has blamed the failure of Nigeria on its leaders, insisting that the country is not where it should be. This was contained in his new year message made available to NewsRangers by…
