LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rivers State government has directed state-owned primary and secondary schools to stop collecting fees and levies from pupils and students with immediate effect. Nyesom Wike gave the directives on Monday during a meeting with the Heads of Primary and Secondary Schools, Senior Secondary Schools Board and Universal Basic Education Board at…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ethiopian security forces have killed the man accused of orchestrating a failed coup d’etat in the northern Amhara region over the weekend. General Asamnew Tsige, who allegedly led the coup attempt, was shot on Monday near the Amhara state capital Bahir Dar, the prime minister’s press secretary, Negussu Tilahun, told Reuters news…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential candidate for 2019 polls, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar over rejection of their application to inspect INEC Server by Election Petition Tribunal. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a statement issued on Monday insisted…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A notorious kidnap ring leader, Mufutau Timileyin Sulaimon popularly known as Pencil who led his deadly gang in the kidnap and murder of two Bureau de Change operators at Ikorodu on the 14th of March, 2019 after collecting a ransom of N1.6 million is dead bringing to an end his reign of…
LAGOS JUNE 2TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police command has recovered the body of a 56-year old man, Rasaki Balogun and that of his mistress found dead in his sitting room at Ejigbo area of the state. The deceased was said to be living alone in the house while his family lives in a different place….
LAGOS JUNE24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-National President of the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, Denja Abdullahi, has hinted of plans to name a complex in the ANA National Secretariat at Mpape in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, after the late Bayelsa-born Poet Laureate, Dr. Gabriel Okara. Mr. Abdullahi made this pronouncement on the sidelines of being hosted by…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rivers State Police Command, on Sunday, rescued six kidnap victims, including four corps members, who were abducted in the Emohua area of the East-West Road. A kidnap and armed robbery kingpin, identified as Zulu Ogwumike, aka Black Bush, was also killed during a shootout in a separate operation by the personnel…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Naval Command, (CNC) Nigerian Navy, Yenagoa, on Monday urged media practitioners in Bayelsa, to maintain professionalism in their reportage, and to balance stories for the sake of national security, and to ensure peace and stability in the Niger Delta region. The Flag Officer Commanding, the Central Naval…
