LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A newborn baby wrapped in Ankara fabric was found abandoned inside a church in Obio-Akpor local government area in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. It was gathered that the baby was found dead on Monday, October 26, inside the partially fenced church located at Ozuoba junction along NTA-Mgbuoba Road. Residents of Ozuoba…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For several days, there have been questions on the lips of every Nigerian concerning the people who lost their lives at the Lekki Tollgate shooting in Lagos State on October 20, 2020. While there have been claims by DJ Switch that 15 people died as a result of the shooting, nobody has…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A judicial panel in Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos on Tuesday began an inquiry into the shooting of peaceful protesters last week and broader police brutality that had sparked demonstrations and unrest. Africa’s most populous nation has been rocked by violence since demonstrators were gunned down in the economic hub on October…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hoodlums have begun dumping looted items into waste bins and by the road sides as security operatives commenced search for looted public and private property within the Calabar metropolis. Hoodlums had on Friday and Saturday last week broken into COVID-19 palliative and State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) warehouses, some government institutions, politicians’…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Jigawa have confirmed that hoodlums shot dead a Customs officer and injured one other in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. The Police Spokesman in the state, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Dutse on Monday. Jinjiri said the hoodlums allegedly attacked the officers while…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union has backed Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation position, pushing her closer to securing the votes that she needs to win the seat, a source with knowledge of the development told THEWILL moments ago. The EU will be issuing a formal statement shortly to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Broadcasting Station (NBC) has sanctioned three major broadcast stations over their alleged roles in escalation of violence across the nation . The regulators fined Arise TV, African Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television between N2million and N3million. The stations were accused of airing unverified images of the alleged shooting. A…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ captain Ahmed Musa has become a free agent after parting ways with current club Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr. The Saudi Professional League side confirmed the 28-year-old’s departure from the club officially on Sunday night. The Nigerian forward mutually parted ways with the club as he expects to continue…
