LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senegalese-American singer, Akon’s car was stolen from a gas station on Monday night, May 24 in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. The car was reportedly stolen as the singer was pumping gas into his car. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Akon stopped at a Quiktrip gas station to fill his white Range Rover up…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 19-year-old Ugandan woman accused of obtaining money through false pretense by faking a pregnancy has died after collapsing in court. The deceased identified as Olivia Nassanga on Wednesday, May 26, collapsed in Mityana Magistrate’s Court where she had reported for her bail application, following her release from Mityana Prison. According to the…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has said that division of Nigeria can be achieved without going to war or killing one another. The activist and leader of Movement of The People (MOP) noted instead of choosing destruction to achieve Yoruba Nation or Biafra, the people should negotiate to achieve a common goal. He…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group known as the Muslim Congress has submitted a memo to the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, proposing the implementation of Sharia in the southwest region. The Islamic religious law is implemented in Muslim-majority states in the Northern region, despite the constitutional provision that states be secular….
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has claimed that the Ebonyi State Government and the police command in the state lied over the detonated ‘bomb’ which killed a policeman on Tuesday. DAILY POST had reported that an explosion occurred opposite Amizi Amangbala Primary School in Afikpo North in Ebonyi State…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately order the suspension of the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, to enable him face the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged looting of N1.5 trillion and $9.5 million dollars…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 23-year-old Nigerian man identified as Adam Dalla has married 45-year-old popular Adamawa politician, Barrister Jamila Babuba. According to a post by @lindaikejiblogofficial on Instagram, the couple had a ceremony on May 18 and their wedding reception will hold on May 31. Their adorable photos and invitation letter were shared on the…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mali’s former junta leader Col Assimi Goïta has declared himself the country’s transitional president. He made the announcement after stripping interim President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane of their powers. The two ousted leaders were freed from military detention, where they had been held since Monday in what was seen as…
