LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Most Rev Dr. Matthew Kukah, has arrived in Lagos State for the third annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). His arrival was confirmed in a statement released on Thursday evening by GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Olumide Iyanda. The theme of the conference holding at…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigeria U-20 captain, Isaac Promise, has passed away at the age of 31. Isaac, who captained Nigeria to the 2008 Olympic silver medal and scored 79 goals in 11 professional seasons in Turkey, died late Wednesday after collapsing at his apartment gym in Austin, Texas, authorities said. He was playing for…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ohaneze Youth Council has accused officials of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) of extorting Igbo traders. The group alleged that the NCS officials have been carrying out, relentless extortion and exploitation of Igbo traders and businessmen in the country, particularly Lagos state. The council stated that it is embittered by the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have kidnapped six female students and two teachers of a private secondary school in Kakau Daji Village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Reports say the gunmen stormed Engravers College around 12:10 am on Thursday. Kakau Daji is said to be behind the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company Ltd….
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A gang of gunmen has abducted the father of the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Doodei Week. Chief George Agbabou Week was kidnapped in the early hours of Thursday from his home at Ayama-Ijaw in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state. Details later…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cameroon’s President Paul Biya said he will drop charges against 333 prisoners arrested for their alleged roles in a two-year separatist uprising, but rebel leaders dismissed the move as a political stunt and pledged to keep fighting. The announcement on Twitter on Thursday comes during peace talks launched by Biya to end…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A full three years before the next elections, Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has been forced to deny reports that he will be seeking a third term in 2023. The conspicuous early denial is a measure of just how intense politicking is expected be in Africa’s most populous country ahead of its next…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Wednesday announced plans to ensure the return of toll gates on federal highways in the country. The decision came after being phased out more than a decade ago. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, stated this while briefing State House Correspondents on the decision taken at…
