LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-It was encomium galore on Friday at Marble Arc Hotel, Awka, as the meeting by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) turned into carnival for the celebration of the 58th birthday of the party’s Vice Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, by different groups that brought cakes of different specifications. Immediately Obi entered the…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Operation Puff Adder of the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested four in-laws of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan over alleged involvement in the theft in his Otuoke home, Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. The in-laws carted away jewellery, customized walking stick and other valuables worth over N300m. The…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Yoruba Elders in the Diaspora, under the aegis of the Yoruba Council of Elders in Europe and America, have petitioned the United Nations (UN) against the prevailing security situation in Nigeria, calling on the international body to prevent every attempt to foist Fulani dominance in the country, a situation they say may…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Confederation of Afrcan Football, CAF, paid the African Cup of Nations champions, Algeria, the sum of $4.5 million, Senegal, the second-placed team got $2.5m, while third-placed Super Eagles earned $2m. Algeria lifted their second ever AFCON trophy after narrowly beating Senegal 1-0 in the final last Friday night. Following the end…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Ohakwe Egegus Ikechukwu, a Captain of the Nigerian Army (NA 15045) died in auto-crash and not killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno as reported in some media network. Capt. Ikechukwu, an indigene of Imo State, was reported by some online media, to have been killed in a recent attack launched by…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has reiterated his resolve to lay down his life for Nigeria’s freedom from bad government Speaking during the 8th stakeholders meeting of the PDP in Awka at the weekend, Obi insisted that results of last year’s presidential election everywhere showed…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha on Tuesday jailed the Manager and Marketing Manager of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Onitsha district for three months over crazy bills. The duo were dragged to court by the leaders of the Iweka Electronic Amalgamated Traders Association, Onitsha for disconnecting their electricity supply…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Personnel of the Edo State Police Command have killed three teenage armed robbers who stole a Toyota Venza at gun point. A fourth member of the gang was said to have escaped when the gang engaged the police in a shootout. It was gathered that the robbers had snatched the Venza car…
