LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three daughters of the Managing Director of the Plateau State Water Board, Engr. Apollos Samchi, have been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen. They were reportedly kidnapped in the early hours of Monday during an attack on Samchi’s residence in the Rantya area of Jos South Local Government Area. A source told…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This weekend’s winter storm and ensuing bitter cold have left at least 25 people dead and caused prolonged power outages for hundreds of thousands, particularly across the southern US. The damage from ice and cold was most significant in a swath stretching from east Texas through Louisiana, Mississippi and into Nashville, Tennessee….
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has mourned the death of his father, Sunday Ndidi, describing their last phone call as a painful farewell he did not fully realise at the time. The retired military officer died on Tuesday in a road accident in Umunede, Delta State. Reacting to the loss, Ndidi poured…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A 19-year-old unlicensed driver, Nsikak Okon, has been arrested by the operatives of the Edo State Police Command for allegedly knocking down three officers while evading police check. The incident, according to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, occurred along Iyekogba Estate Gate, Benin…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians are going through hell trying to process anything that has to do with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), especially the National Identification Number (NIN), which it issues to citizens. The commission, which was established by the NIMC Act No. 23 of 2007, has the mandate to establish, own, operate, maintain…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring his support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Popularly known as Abba, he was formally received into…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three siblings who died in a fire outbreak at the Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) House on Martins Street, Lagos Island, were on Wednesday buried in their hometown of Uzoakwa community, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The victims — Steve Omatu (40), Casmir Omatu (39), and Collins Omatu (37) —…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former international, Waidi Akanni says the Super Eagles failed to prepare for penalty shootout in their defeat to Morocco. The Atlas Lions edged out the Super Eagles 4-2 on penalities in their semi-final encounter in Rabat on Thursday night. Both teams could not be separated after 120 minutes of football. Morocco converted…