http://ift.tt/2hrBZAQ Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) Ango Abdullahi LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) Ango Abdullahi has affirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari will not get an automatic ticket to represent the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019. Abdullahi who made the statement during an interview in Daily Sun newspapers…

http://ift.tt/2xn78iU Surrendered Boko Haram Islamic militants receive breakfast before being loaded onto an aircraft by the Nigerian military prior to be taken to a rehabilitation centre in Gombe. (Photo: Usuf Osman, European Pressphoto Agency) LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS) — Aminu Usman sat facing his interrogators and answered questions thrown at him about his life as…

http://ift.tt/2xX28C2 Prince Ezelekhae Ewuare Prince Ezelekhae Ewuare LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Crown Prince of Bénin Kingdom has been unveiled. He is Prince Ezelekhae Ewuare. He was unveiled at the Oba of Benin’s palace where immediate past Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, was honoured by the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II in a grand reception…

http://ift.tt/2fGbKGM LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Friday urged the federal government to recruit additional 31,000 police officers annually over the next five years, to ensure effective policing across the country. Mr. Idris said in a message to the graduation of constables at the Police College, Kaduna, that by providing…

http://ift.tt/2xktuS8 LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr Sadiq Bello, said the Command has arrested three suspects in connection with an illegal firearm fabricating factory in Shenagu village near Zuba, FCT. The suspects are: Philip John, owner of the factory, Mr Onyegabueze Okpara, supplier of ammunitions and Joseph Bulus, distributor of the…

http://ift.tt/2xzXEQO Nnamdi Kanu LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has challenged the court order proscribing his group and declaring it a terrorist group. In a statement on Friday, Mr. Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said the motion challenging Wednesday’s court order was filed on Friday. According to the…

http://ift.tt/2xtshqJ Buhari LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, says President Muhammadu Buhari will spend only four days in London after which he will return to Nigeria. Adesina, however, did not state the reason for Buhari’s visit. Responding to an inquiry via a text message, the…

http://ift.tt/2wM8LC3 LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Neymar was named alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the three-man shortlist for the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award, which was announced in London on Friday. Brazil superstar Neymar, 25, won the Copa del Rey with Barcelona last season before joining Paris Saint-Germain in a blockbuster 222 million euros ($266…