LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Enugu housewife, Mrs Josephine Nchetaka Chukwujama Eze, has caused a stir by promptly returning approximately N14 million wrongly paid into her account despite the current crushing economic conditions in Nigeria. Though the action has attracted both cheers and jeers, the mother of three has been declared a heroine by her husband,…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos High Court has sentenced notorious kidnap kingpin, Chikwudubem Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, to death. The court gave this judgement on Monday. Evans was arrested in June 2017 and arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping. The Lagos State Government had said Evans conspired on…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission says it will soon begin to clamp down on institutions awarding illegal degrees in the country. The Spokesperson of the Commission, Azuka Ogugua, in a statement on Monday said the decision to clamp down on such institutions was reached when the management of…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Heavily armed Boko Haram terrorists on Monday invaded Magumeri Local Government Headquarters of Borno state and firstly razed down the only functional telecommunications mast before setting ablaze other infrastructural facilities. Just last week, some terrorists invaded surrounding communities of Magumeri and displaced hundreds of farmers and herders, after killing six other with…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian music star, Wizkid, has ‘smiled’ his way into the ears of Barack Obama, making the former U.S. president’s 2020 summer playlist. Wizkid, whose real name is Ayodeji Balogun, is at No. 15 with his new single “Smile”, featuring American Grammy winner, H.E.R. Obama shared the selection with his followers on Twitter…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that the details of how he cleared off over N35 billion in arrears of pension and gratuity had never and could not be in dispute as all the actions he took as Governor were all properly documented and would be made available…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Somalia soldiers were executed Tuesday after being convicted of raping a 10-year-old boy who died from the bleeding, officials say. The executions of the two soldiers in Baidoa town in southwestern Somalia follows a hurried trial which convicted the two soldiers of raping the boy in July after luring him into…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday, state TV reports. In a televised address, Mr Keïta said he was also dissolving the government and parliament. “I want no blood to be spilled to keep me in power,” he added. It comes hours after he and…
