LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A prominent Islamic cleric and Chief Imam of Atiba community in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Sheikh Mushafau Bakare, who was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen, has been found dead. Relatives and close associates of the cleric had earlier raised an alarm that Bakare was abducted on Wednesday night. However, his lifeless body was…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twelve people have been killed and 48 wounded in clashes between fishermen and herders in northern Cameroon, the region’s governor said on Thursday. The violence, which is rare between the two communities, erupted on Tuesday in Logone-Birni in the Far North region, a tongue of land wedged between Nigeria to the west…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has explained that investments in the lives of Nigerian youths is a critical ingredient that will ensure Nigeria’s development. Obi, in a message to commemorate International Youth Day 2021, argued that human capital remains one…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mohammed Fawehinmi, son of the late erudite lawyer and activist Gani Fawehinmi, has died at the age of 52. The younger Fawehinmi died on Wednesday, Qed.ng learnt. “He complained of difficulty in breathing this morning and was taken to the hospital and that was all,” a source said. Mohammed obtained a law…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 31 lawyers have expressed their interest in defending Abba Kyari, Deputy Commissioner of Police who was suspended in connection with a $1.1m scam involving a self-confessed fraudster, Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi. Barrister Bappah Salisu, who spoke for the group of lawyers drawn from the 19 Northern states in the…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has approved a Federal Roads and Bridges Tolling Policy and Regulations, presidential aide, Tolu Ogunlesi has said. According to Ogunlesi, who is a Special Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, the government made the decision on Wednesday at a Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. In…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will soon lift its ban on Twitter after resolving some of its differences with the social media platform, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Wednesday, signalling the end of a policy widely condemned as an affront to freedom of expression. The Nigerian government suspended Twitter on June 4 after it removed…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tina Adeeyo, the woman who left her husband after 11 years of marriage has spoken out to clear the air. Tina explained that she began suffering abuse and threats to her life from the moment she married Bright Ben, but she endured because she wanted to give her marriage a fighting chance….
