LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan on Tuesday confirmed the brutal murder of one of its priests, Rev. Fr. John Cheitnum, four days after he was abducted. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Cheitnum was the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Jema’a Local Government Area and the…
LAGOS JULY 20 *NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission has faulted a musician, David Adeleke, also known as Davido, nephew to the Osun State Governor-Elect, Senator, Ademola Adeleke, over the timeframe for the issuance of a Certificate of Return of Saturday’s governorship election in the state which Adeleke won. Senator Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos journalist and member of Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN), Mr Frank Oshonogor and other passengers escaped death by a whisker when the commercial bus in which they were travelling to Obalende, Lagos lost control and crashed onto the pavement of the Third Mainland bridge and almost plunge into Lagos lagoon….
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sri Lankan acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe was selected by Parliament Wednesday as the country’s new leader, after widespread protests ousted the unpopular Gotabaya Rajapaksa earlier in July. His elevation is likely to spark further backlash from the public, who see him part as of the political elite and an ally of the…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Controversial songster, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, has made a dramatic retraction of his earlier statement that he founded One Million Boys, a notorious cult group terrorising residents of Lagos and Ogun states. In a video, which went viral on Monday, Portable was heard saying he formed the gang and another notorious group…
By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The newest phenomenon in town, Mr. Peter Obi turns 61 today. Contrary to the customary use of the day to see him through biographical prisms, we shall view him through the mass movement that has all the attributes of a revolution in which he is a prominent figure. As…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Falcons failed to earn a 10th final match appearance after falling 4-5 on penalty kicks in the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semi-finals on Monday. This was after playing out a 1-1 draw with hosts Morocco over 120 minutes in the competition’s semi-final match. The Nigerian side were…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi Support Network (PSON) has condemned Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State for his decision to prevent a planned Northern Summit in support of Mr. Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate, from holding at the Arewa House in Kaduna. The Governor, according to the organisers of the Summit, called the Manager of…
