LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Akwa Ibom State police command has arrested an artisan, one Ekike Hector David, for allegedly manufacturing AK-47 rifles and selling them to criminals in the state. A statement by the state police commissioner Mr Amiengheme Andrew, released by the command’ spokesman, Odiko MacDon (SP), said about 1 pm on September 13, 2021,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to BBC Hausa, dozens of civilians were reportedly killed in the early hours of Wednesday, September 15, 2021, after a military fighter jet mistakenly bombed a village named Buhari in Yobe State. According to a villager who spoke with the BBC, three fighter jets went around the area before one of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that so far this year, there have been 20 attacks on schools in Nigeria, with 1,436 children abducted, 16 children dead with more than 200 children still missing. UNICEF is press statemeny signed by Communicatin Specialist, Samuel Kaalu lamented that no fewer than 37 million…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has announced October 6 and 7, 2021 as dates for its fifth annual conference. A statement signed by Olumide Iyanda, GOCOP publicity secretary, said the theme of the conference is “COVID-19 Pandemic: Recovery and Reconstruction in Nigeria”. It stated that the choice of the topic…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the bill on the prohibition of open grazing in the state into law. The bill entitled, “A Bill for a law to prohibit open rearing and grazing of livestock and provide for the establishment of ranches and Livestock administration, regulation and control, and…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has asked the National Assembly to approve fresh external loans of $4.05bn and €710m for his regime. Experts and Civil Society Organisations who spoke to our correspondents faulted the process of approving loans for the current regime by the National Assembly. Buhari is also seeking…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara state Hassan Attahiru has been kidnapped. The first-class chief was abducted while travelling along Kaduna – Abuja highway Tuesday’s evening A police personnel was said to have been killed during an exchange of fire with the bandits. It was gathered that only the emir was abducted…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday accused Elites and heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of patronizing smuggled vehicles. Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) in charge of modernization of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Mr Saidu Galadima disclosed this during an interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Customs…
