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Russian Lady Shot, Robbed By Lone Gunman After Withdrawing $3,500 From Zenith Bank

LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 55-year-old Russian woman Angelina Gold has narrated how she was robbed of $3,500 on Friday, June 14, shortly after she withdrew the money from a Zenith Bank Plc branch in Lagos. She suspected that someone might have witnessed how she was paid the money in the banking hall or some workers […]

Jun 19 2024 | Posted in NASRDA | Read More »

State Of Emergency Declared In South Florida Amid Heavy Rain And ‘Life Threatening Flooding’

LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Multiple communities across South Florida — including the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas — flooded Wednesday amid bouts of torrential rain that prompted the state’s governor to declare an emergency and stranded drivers across the region. Flood warnings are in effect Wednesday night for parts of Broward, Miami-Dade, Collier and Hendry counties […]

Jun 13 2024 | Posted in International,NASRDA | Read More »

Six Swiss Police Officers In Court For Allegedly Torturing Nigerian Man To Death

LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six Swiss Police officers have reportedly appeared in court in connection with the death of a Nigerian man who suffered a fatal heart attack while being restrained during an arrest. The officers were charged with “homicide through negligence” in connection with the death of 39-year-old Mike Ben Peter, a Nigerian in Lausanne, […]

Jun 13 2023 | Posted in International,NASRDA | Read More »

US Musician Arrested In Moscow On Hard Drug Trafficking Charges

LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An American musician who has lived in Russia for more than a decade has been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking, Russian news media reported Saturday. The reports said Michael Travis Leake is suspected of selling mephedrone, whose effects are similar to those of cocaine and MDMA. A Moscow court ordered him […]

Jun 12 2023 | Posted in International,NASRDA | Read More »

Four Killed, Bodies Set Ablaze, Three Abducted As Gunmen Attack US Convoy In Anambra

LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than four people were killed Tuesday after a U.S. convoy was attacked in Nigeria. The attackers “murdered two police operatives and two staff of the U.S. consulate and set their bodies and their vehicles ablaze,” Anambra Police Command told CNN. Police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu told AFP that the gunmen […]

May 17 2023 | Posted in NASRDA,National | Read More »

Real Madrid Sails Into Champions League Semi-Final, Chelsea Adrift

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid’s pursuit of a 15th European Cup marches on. Chelsea, meanwhile, does not know when it will compete on this elite stage again. Madrid’s 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday completed a 4-0 aggregate victory and saw the Spanish giants advance to the Champions League semifinals for the 11th time […]

Apr 19 2023 | Posted in NASRDA,Sports | Read More »

36-Years-Old Man Sentenced To 70 Years In Prison For Spitting On Police Officers

LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 36-year-old Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 70 years in prison after he was found guilty on two counts of harassment of a public servant for spitting at police officers. Larry Pearson was initially arrested in May 2022 on multiple charges, including harassment of a public servant, assault, assault domestic violence […]

Apr 14 2023 | Posted in International,NASRDA | Read More »

Grandma Who Sets Son, Daughter-In-Law, Grandchildren Ablaze Passes On

LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 75-year-old grandmother, Mrs Iforiti Oloro, who set her own son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren, ablaze in Ondo state, is dead. Mrs Oloro died at the hospital where she was rushed for treatment after her health condition got deteriorated. The old woman had penultimate weekend set fire on her own son; Victor, […]

Mar 29 2023 | Posted in NASRDA | Read More »

Truckers, Importers Raise Alarm Over Multiple Extortion By ‘Area Boys’ On Lagos Roads

LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Truckers and importers have decried multiple extortion experienced in the hands of ‘area boys’ across the roads in Lagos state. The area boys are to be inflicting hardship on the truck owners and truck drivers by making life and business difficult for them. Speaking with Daily Sun on the menace, truck owners […]

Feb 27 2023 | Posted in NASRDA | Read More »

Without Fuel, Cash, Fed Up Nigerians Head To Polls On Saturday

LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-In Nigeria last year, 20 million children did not go to school, the currency hit an all-time low, half of adults were under or unemployed, oil production — the lifeblood of the economy — fell to a 40-year low, and gangs of heavily armed bandits had free reign over large swathes of […]

Feb 23 2023 | Posted in Features,NASRDA | Read More »