LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has placed Nigeria and six other countries on a special list of countries to avoid; due to their repeated violation of religious freedom. Other countries listed in the SWL include Comoros, Russia, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Sudan. This disclosure was revealed by the US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, in…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A traditional ruler has reportedly gone into coma after he received serious beating in the hands of hoodlums. According to a report by The Nation, the traditional ruler of Ukhiri community in Ikpoba-Okha local government HRH Godwin Aigbe has gone into coma after attacks by hoodlums. HRH Aigbe is said to be…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, has returned to Nigeria.According to Channels Television, his aircraft touched down Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at about 3:40pm on Thursday. He immediately was whisked away from the foot of the aircraft by security operatives and taken to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari joins the media in celebrating the 50th birthday anniversary of renowned journalist and communication consultant, Dotun Oladipo, wishing him long life, good health and more wisdom in projecting the nation. A statement signed by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President On Media & Publicity disclosed that President Buhari…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria have ended the year with their highest world ranking in the last decade, FIFA rankings reveal. According to data released by the football governing body on Thursday, the Eagles ended the year in the 31st position. The last time Nigeria finished a year higher was in 2009,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has recorded another major Cannabis haul in its Operation Thunder Strike IV, launched to rid the forests in Ondo and Edo States of Cannabis warehouses. The Agency on Wednesday intercepted and burnt down 181.2 tons of the illicit drug crop concealed in warehouses in Ala Forest…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Thursday abducted all three boys of a Kaduna based businessman, Mr. Christian Obi. Speaking from his residence in Sabon Tasha, Kaduna, Mr Obi said, he saw the kidnappers in military uniform in his premises but went into hiding. According to Obi, he had observed from his…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Unidentified gunmen have reportedly attacked an Abuja-bound Bayelsa passenger bus along the Okene-Lokoja expressway in Kogi State, with 12 people abducted. One of the passengers was said to have escaped while two others sustained serious injuries. The ill-fated bus, owned by De-prize Motors, a Yenagoa-based transport firm, was travelling from the Bayelsa…
