LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed attackers killed 137 people in coordinated raids on villages in southwestern Niger on Sunday, the government said, making it one of the deadliest days in recent memory in a country ravaged by Islamist violence. The unidentified assailants struck in the afternoon, raiding three villages and other hamlets in Tahoua region bordering…
LAGOS MARCH 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-Super Eagles midfielder, Barnabas Imenger, is dead. His death was confirmed by Lobi Stars’ Media Officer, Austin Tyowua on Monday. According to Tyowua, Imenger passed away at the National Hospital in Abuja on Monday morning, after battling a protracted illness. He was Lobi Stars’ team manager until his demise. Imenger was reportedly…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, a former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has called for the zoning and rotation of the presidency among the six geo-political zones of the country. This, he said, remained paramount for tranquility, development and growth of the country. Gowon, who spoke yesterday at the…
LAGOS MARCH 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The currency for the proposed Yoruba nation, Oduduwa Republic has been introduced by a group agitating the independence of the Yoruba nation on Twitter. The group posted the image of the proposed currency on its Twitter handle @OduduwaRepublic, on Sunday. Quote The tweet read: “Oduduwa National Currency shall be called ‘FADAKA’ Meaning…
LAGOS MARCH 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Drivers and commuters have continued to face a harrowing experience at the hands of daredevil kidnappers on the Ago-Auchi Road. The recent incident happened on Saturday, 20th March 2021, when a commercial bus was attacked at a bad spot between Igue-oke and Junction, in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State….
LAGOS MARCH 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has encouraged the Government of Bayelsa State to remain focused as it has been over the years by continued delivery of good governance to the people of the state. Obi made this remarks while speaking…
LAGOS MARCH 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Abba Abbey Gidan Haki, the personal aide to former Sokoto State Governor, Senator Aliyu Wamakko. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Senator Wamakko, Bashir Rabe Mani, who confirmed the incident said that Abbey,50, was abducted on Thursday night, March 18. His corpse…
LAGOS MARCH 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said there was no time the bank banned the activities of Cryptocurrencies in the country. The Governor of the bank, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this in Abuja at the 30th seminar for Finance Correspondents and Business Editors organised by the bank. Emefiele, who was represented by Adamu…
