LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oby Ezekwesili, former Minister of Education has condemned calls seeking sympathy and love for bandits. Recall that popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, had mentioned that bandits are peaceful people and victims of circumstances who were forced into criminality. The Islamic teacher had called for a more lenient approach to the bandits,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has accused the Nigerian government of knowing the hideouts of killer herdsmen and bandits. Gumi said the federal government identifies the bandits and killer herdsmen through its aerial view. The cleric made the allegations on a Channels Television Programme, Politics Today. Gumi said the government was…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the kidnapping of students is not a peculiar crime to Nigeria, adding that the most developed countries of the world including the United States also experience school kidnapping. Mohammed stated this on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘News Night’ monitored by The PUNCH….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate has confirmed the immediate past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors, ignoring two petitions against the nominees and the complaints by some senators. Those confirmed are the former Chief of Defence Staff, Gabriel Olonisakin; former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai; former Chief of Air Staff, Ibok Ibas; and former Chief…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The abducted passengers who regained their freedom from bandits on Sunday said that the men were beaten every day and they were threatened that if ransom was not paid, they would kill them in the bush. They also disclosed that the bandits asked to be forgiven when they set them free. Speaking…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-In his most recent outing at UFC 253 in September Adesanya put his title on the line against Paulo Costa in one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year. But, despite the heated rivalry between the pair heading into the bout, Adesanya remained unfazed when he took on the Brazilian…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump made as much as $1.6bn during his four years as president according to a report by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). Having reviewed the former president’s financial disclosures, the group claims that while Mr Trump took credit for donating his official salary, funded by US taxpayers, that…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate Committee on Public petition, Ethics and Privileges has issued a warrant of arrest on the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Chairman of the Committee, Senator Ayo Akinyelure issued the order following the management’s failure to honour the invitation of the Senate panel to account for how the…
