LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More details emerged on Saturday about how security agents rescued the 20 abducted medical students and seven others in Benue State. Sunday PUNCH gathered that one of the suspected kidnappers was shot dead by the combined operatives, consisting of the military, men of the Department of State Services, and the police. Two…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board granted asylum to at least 1,467 Nigerians, who applied for refugee protection from January 2023 to March 2024. This brings the total number of accepted asylum claims filed by Nigerians to 11,370 from 2012 to Q1 2024, as shown by data from the Refugee Protection Division of…
By Adewale Sanyaolu LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The worsening fuel crisis across the country has left many Nigerians at crossroads as to when the ugly situation will come to an end. In the last 15 years, Nigerians have had to contend with the negative effects of fuel scarcity and its attendant effects on the economy. More…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted applications filed by the Nigeria Police to remand 124 arrested #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days, pending the conclusion of the investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite, in separate rulings on ex-parte motions moved by counsel for the Inspector-General (IG) of Police, Ibrahim Mohammed, granted the interim…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected armed robbers raided Ajilete 92.1 FM, a radio station owned by Oyo State, stealing equipment worth millions of naira and injuring a 70-year-old security guard. The attack occurred early Friday at the station, located in the Gambari area of Ogbomoso, which is part of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS)….
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nasarawa State Police command has arrested one Mrs Hauwa Sani of Doro village, Katsina state, for allegedly being in illegal possession of 124 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition. A statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramhan Nansel says the suspect was arrested alongside a two-year-old child…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea and Napoli have reached a verbal agreement over the transfer of Romelu Lukaku, in a deal that could finally open the door for the Premier League club to make a move for Victor Osimhen. Osimhen is a long-term target for Chelsea and Lukaku’s imminent exit, in a deal worth an initial…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Heartland’s Media Officer, Olatunde Liadi confirmed the death of the Heartland FC coach and former U-20 goalkeeper, Christian Obi In a statement on Saturday, following a ghastly accident involving one of the team’s buses on their way to Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, for a pre-season tournament on Friday. “With sadness…
