LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Three young men who were on their way to supply 740 bullets to bandits in the forest have been arrested by men of the Katsina State Police Command, the command announced in a statement issued today, Friday, August 20, 2024. The state police command disclosed the development on its X handle ,…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The DG/CEO of NIMC, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has stressed the importance of birth registration and that of National Identification Number (NIN) to foster development in Nigeria. This according to her is why the National Identity Management Commission and the National Population Commission (NPC) are collaborating on digital birth registration. Engr Coker-Odusote who…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Ugandan man allegedly found with 24 human skulls may have been using them for human sacrifice and could face life in prison, the police have told the BBC. Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said the suspect, Ddamulira Godfrey, would be charged under the Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act. Animal remains…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is grappling with increasing economic pressures as intercity bus fares rise sharply, driven by surging fuel prices. The latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals that the average fare for intercity bus journeys jumped by 20.23% to N7,117.17 in July 2024, compared to N5,919.49 in July 2023. The…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-74-year-old Emir of Gobir in Gawata town of Sokoto state, Alhaji Isah Muhammad Bawa was abducted by bandits on Sabon Birni road last month alongside his biological son on his way to his native town of Sabon Birni, near the border with Niger, after attending a meeting in Sokoto. His abductors demanded…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the pilot. The order to dismiss Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk was published on the presidential website. “We need to…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia is withdrawing 100 of its paramilitary officers from Burkina Faso to help in the war in Ukraine. They are part of about 300 soldiers from the Bear Brigade – a Russian private military company – who arrived in the West African nation in May to support the country’s military junta. On…
LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Spain, Alhaji Yusuf Yaro Mamman, will chair the 2024 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), slated for October. The 2024 Conference Planning Committee chairman, Danlami Nmodu, mni, announced this in a press statement issued by the Publicity Secretary of GOCOP, Sir Remmy Nweke. The…
