LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nine pirates who attempted to hijack a ship in Togolese waters in May 2019 have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 12 to 20 years during a trial at a Lome court. It was the first time pirates have been tried in Togo, one of the West African countries with coastline…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Command in Cross River has arrested the Pastor of United Evangelical Church, Michael Bassey, 45, for unlawful possession of a human skull. It also apprehended 25 other suspects for various offences committed in the state. Briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Calabar, Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Sikiru Akande,…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of the House of Representatives from the southern part of Nigeria have adopted the resolutions by the Southern Governors’ Forum on the Petroleum Industry Bill, Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill and the rotation of the Presidency in 2023. Chairman of the Southern Caucus, Victor Nwokolo, made this known in a statement issued…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the alleged plan to promote the ousted acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, “despite his open indictment for corruption and abuse of office.” The PDP said the alleged plan confirms that the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom Parliament is set to commence a debate on the repatriation of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), had, last week, revealed that Kanu was repatriated and subsequently arraigned him. However, Malami did not reveal where the IPOB leader…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two children, Aondona Abba aged seven and six years old Aondoaseer Abba who was declared missing at the weekend in Gboko town, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue state have been found dead by a pool of water. It was gathered that the kids who were cousins left their homes on Saturday on…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A speeding escort vehicle has crushed commercial tricycles on Ilorin-Old Jebba road in Kwara state, killing three people and injuring others. Witnesses at the scene of the crash in Ilorin said three passengers from two of the tricycles died on the spot, creating chaos in the area. Tricycle operators demonstrated at the…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of followers of the late Temitope Joshua popularly called T.B Joshua gathered for a night of tributes and candlelight procession in his honour on Monday. His widow, Evelyn Joshua, led the candlelight procession at the SCOAN Faith Resort in the Ikotun area of Lagos. It is no gainsaying that the death of General Overseer of Synagogue Church of Nation, Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua came as a shock to many people around the world. The influential and philanthropic pastor died a few days to his birthday after a…
