LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As Nigeria moves closer to the 2027 general elections, former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has expressed his intention to contest the governorship election of Nasarawa State. The former IGP reportedly declared his intention recently during a meeting with the members of the state working committee of the All Progressives […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least five persons were reported dead when an explosion occured at a place where illegal petroleum products were stored at a residential home. The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) confirmed the reports of the explosion and fire incident at a storage of illegally refined product in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was tension on Saturday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, following gunshots that rang out at the venue of a mega rally organised by a political group, NEW Associates, loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The rally, which was being hosted by George Turnah, a prominent […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In St Peter’s Square, 250,000 mourners attended the funeral of Pope Francis to pay their final respects. The powerful and the marginalised were brought together to say a final farewell to a man who “touched minds and hearts” and wanted to “build bridges, not walls”, as Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re said of […]
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Collor de Mello, Brazil’s first democratically elected president after a decades-long dictatorship, resigned in 1992 after Congress launched impeachment proceedings against him for allegedly taking bribes. His arrest stems from a conviction over bribes taken two decades later while a senator, part of the sprawling “Car Wash” corruption scandal. The 75-year-old was […]
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A popular liquor joint operator has slumped and d!ed in Oro town, an agrarian community in Odigbo Local Government area of Ondo State. The victim, identified as Orobola Akinduro, was reportedly seen earlier in the day, hale and hearty, attending to her customers. A few hours later, she was said to have […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 28 people, including 20 miners, were killed on Thursday during a series of coordinated attacks by armed bandits in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The attacks, which occurred around 11:30 a.m., targeted the communities of Gobirawa Chali, Damaga, and Lugga. Residents described the assaults as sudden and brutal, […]
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LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 14 people have been killed and 750 injured in a massive explosion at one of Iran’s key ports, authorities say. The blast took place at Shahid Rajaee, the country’s largest commercial port, near the southern city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday morning. It blew out windows and roofs of nearby […]
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits on Wednesday night stormed a mosque in Tudun Malamai community, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing the Imam who was leading the Isha prayer and abducting at least ten worshipers. The incident, which unfolded during the night prayers, left two other individuals injured. Details of the attack were made […]
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LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Six police officers have been killed in Thailand after their plane crashed into the sea during a test flight for parachute training, police have said. The small plane was seen crashing into the water at around 08:00 local time (01:00 GMT) on Friday in the Cha-am district, a coastal resort area some […]
