LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)– At least 12 civilians were killed in multiple Boko Haram jihadist attacks targeting two villages and a camp for those displaced by the bloody conflict in northeastern Nigeria, civilian militia and residents told AFP Thursday. Jihadists in seven trucks late on Wednesday attacked Bulaburin and Kofa villages as well as a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31S (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in the Presidential Villa held a closed-door meeting with four of the six South-south governors. The meeting which held between 3 and 4p.m., was attended by Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom) and Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta). After the meeting, Dickson who spoke on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGER)-An intelligentsia group comprising of no fewer than 200 Professors, going by the name of Anambra Consultative Forum, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has thrown its weight in support of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, the former Governor of Anambra state,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and other passengers had an horrifying experience during a flight from Port-Harcourt, Rivers state capital to Lagos. It was gathered that the flight via Arik airline experienced a two hour turbulence mid-air, leaving the passengers frightened and in panic as they engaged in serious prayers and…
LAGOS OCTOBER 30 (NEWSRANGERS)-A 23-year-old man, Olalekan Ayoola, yesterday told police in Lagos how he hacked into people’s bank accounts with a software application to withdraw money. Ayoola’s confession led to the arrest of other suspects – Sodiq Olalere, Ayobami Adebayo (21), Muftau Ibrahim (25), Ogundiran Adeniyi (24), Emmanuel Chukwu (25) and Dare Oyetola (32)….
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, running mate to Atiku Abubakar, presiedential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the period Nigeria is in calls for sober reflection and not for dancing “Shaku Shaku.” “Shaku Shaku” is a popular dance step common among entertainers and young Nigerians. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had said he is learning…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Executive Secretary of the Bayelsa State Universal Basic Education, SUPEB, Comrade Walton Liverpool has given commendation to the Bayelsa state government for closing of schools for three weeks due to the flood that affected most public schools especially those in the riverine areas of the state, just as…
LAGOS OBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State and the PDP Vice Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, described the death of Anenih as a painful loss not just to the Anenih’s immediate family and political associates, but to the nation at large. Describing Chief Anenih as a cornucopia of politics, Obi said that experiences of…