LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Anambra State Government has condemned the assault on a National Youth Service Corps member, Jennifer Elobor, by members of the state security outfit. This is just as it said those responsible have been identified, arrested and detained. PUNCH Online reports in a video that went viral on Tuesday, the operatives armed…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned in strong terms the inhumane treatment meted out to a young lady in Anambra State, describing it as “wickedness and savagery” that has no place in a civilised society. Reacting via his verified X handle, Obi…
LAGOS AUGUST 220TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The African football community is mourning the death of Razak Omotoyossi, the prolific striker who rose to legendary status with the Benin Republic national team. He passed away on Tuesday morning in Benin, aged 38. Though born in Nigeria, Omotoyossi became the embodiment of Beninese football, his career symbolizing resilience, loyalty, and…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS) – Former Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Femi Soneye, has called on the Federal Government to support the Nigerian media with targeted incentives, including tax reliefs and import duty waivers on essential media tools. Soneye made the appeal in Abuja on Tuesday…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Burkina Faso’s junta has expelled the UN’s top official to the West African nation over a report about children caught up in the jihadist conflict. Carol Flore-Smereczniak was declared “persona non grata” because of her role in drafting the report that came out in March. Covering a two-year period, the study…
By Rev (Dr) Dike Okafor LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Few days ago, my attention was drawn to an online publication written by one Emmanuel Udom of www.newrangers.com, quoting Rev Dr Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo, the Bishop of the Abeokuta Catholic Diocese in Ogun state. In the said publication, which went viral, the impression was that Mary,…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed robber allegedly struck about 2: 00 p.m. on Monday at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos. The victim, Mr. Gbenga Marose, popularly known as Obama or King of Boys Ikeja, and former chairman of Computer Village, Ikeja, was alleged attacked while conversing with two other people. A middle-age man, dark in complexion armed…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department told the BBC. The agency said the “vast majority” of the violations were assault, driving under the influence (DUI), burglary and “support for terrorism”. The move comes as the Trump administration…