LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Osun State Fire Service on Monday said it had begun a probe into the fire incident which killed a Customs officer attached to the Oyo/Osun Command, Tijani Kabiru, his wife and four children in their house in Ede. The incident which occurred in Akankan Area of Ede in the early hours…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would lift “emergency martial law” soon after the opposition-controlled parliament voted against it. “Just a moment ago, there was a demand from the National Assembly to lift the state of emergency, and we have withdrawn the military that was deployed for martial law operations,”…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Muhammad Lawal Shuaibu, a Presiding Judge at the Court of Appeal, Sokoto Division, on Monday urged anti-corruption agents to focus on larger figures involved in corrupt practices, rather than targeting “yahoo boys.” Justice Shuaibu made this call during the opening of the North West Zonal Attorney General’s Anti-Corruption Forum (AGAF), organized…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Oba of Benin, HRM Ova Ewuare II, has approved the 2024 program of activities for the annual Igue festival, also known as ‘Ugie’. During this festival, funeral celebrations are not permitted in Benin. In a statement, the Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Mr. Frank Irabor, conveyed that the monarch…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 229 personnel of the Nigeria Police Force were killed between January 2023 and October 2024, Daily Trust investigations have revealed. The officers were killed by bandits, hoodlums, gunmen, Boko Haram terrorists, cultists and armed robbers across the country. In 2023 alone, 118 police officers of various ranks were killed;…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Founder of Mountain Top University (MTU), Dr. Daniel Olukoya, says the institution “is always at the back of the poor” to ensure they had access to quality education through a scholarship scheme. Olukoya, also General Overseer of Mountain of Fire (MFM) worldwide, disclosed this at the weekend at the Federal University of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some gunmen kidnapped scores of GIGMobility bus passengers on Saturday in the Obajana area of Kogi State. SaharaReporters learnt that the GIGMobility bus was moving from Lagos State to Abuja on Saturday, when it was attacked by gunmen around Obajana heading to Lokoja. The kidnappers took all of the passengers away, but…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently received a special gift from French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to France. President Macron presented Tinubu with a jersey bearing the number 10, famously worn by Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé. The gesture symbolised the strong diplomatic ties between Nigeria and France and highlighted…
