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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 »

Four More Real Madrid Players Test Positive For Covid-19

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four more Real Madrid players, including Gareth Bale, tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, joining Marcelo and Luka Modric, whose positives were announced the day before. “Real Madrid C. F. informs that our players Marco Asensio, Gareth Bale, Andriy Lunin and Rodrygo, and our head assistant coach Davide Ancelotti have tested positive […]

Dec 17 2021 | Posted in Health,NASRDA,Sports | Read More »

Jesse Jackson Hospitalized After Fall At Howard University

LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Monday after he fell during a visit to Howard University to advocate on behalf of students protesting campus living conditions. The 80-year-old civil rights leader took a spill and hit his head while entering a building on the Washington, DC, campus, according to his spokesman […]

Nov 2 2021 | Posted in International,NASRDA | Read More »

Eight Dead, Scores Feared Missing In India Heavy Rain Flood

LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least eight people have died and a dozen are feared missing after a day of torrential rains in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Rescue operations were underway on Sunday after heavy rains lashed the state the day before, triggering flash floods and landslides, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news […]

Oct 18 2021 | Posted in International,NASRDA | Read More »

Police Kill Three kidnappers Gun-Duel, Rescue Seven Victims Along Benin Bypass

LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The tactical team of Edo State Police Command and the local vigilante operatives, have rescued seven kidnapped victims, killing three of the kidnappers in the processes. The victims were rescued at the notorious Ahor axis, along Benin bypass, where 13 victims were rescued last Saturday. This was disclosed Monday night, in a […]

May 12 2021 | Posted in NASRDA | Read More »

Lawyer Sues CBN, SEC Over Ban Of Cryptocurrency In Nigeria Banks

LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s letter prohibiting banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies and closing down of suspected bank accounts, the Digital rights Lawyers Initiative (DRLI) has approached the Federal High Court challenging the said ban. In Suit No. FHC/L/CS/ 188/2021, DRLI sued the Central Bank of Nigeria and Securities and Exchange […]

Feb 10 2021 | Posted in NASRDA | Read More »

Germany’s 6-0 Thrashing By Spain Confirms National Team’s Decline

LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Germany’s 6-0 thrashing had been coming for some time. The team coached by Joachim Low has been in decline since losing to France in the European Champions semifinals in 2016, and the slide arguably started before that, after the World Cup win in 2014. Low was supposed to reinvigorate the squad with […]

Nov 18 2020 | Posted in NASRDA,Sports | Read More »