LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Affa community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State have cried out to Governor Peter Mbah and security authorities after heavily armed kidnappers invaded a Catholic church in the community during worship on Sunday, abducting a seminarian, a catechist and three other worshippers. According to distressed residents, the attackers,…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has over the weekend expressed profound grief. A female driver died in a fatal lone road traffic accident motorist at Mongoro, inward Ile-zik, along one of Lagos’ busiest arterial corridors. Security investigations revealed that the deceased, who was driving a Toyota Sienna (LND 162…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty years after the assassination of one of Lagos’ most accomplished politicians, Nigeria is still searching for answers. On the morning of July 27, 2006, Lagos awoke to shocking news. Olufunsho Williams—Engineer, Technocrat, Philanthropist and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s leading governorship aspirant for Lagos State—had been found dead in his Dolphin…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) says a fire broke out in parts of its head office in Central Business District, Abuja, on Saturday. In a statement on Sunday, Joe Abuku, group head, corporate communications, FMB, said combined teams from the Federal Fire Service and the FCT Fire Service responded promptly…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A Catholic seminarian of the Otukpo Diocese in Benue State, Kelvin Ochai, has regained his freedom after escaping from the den of the gunmen who abducted him in Asa III, Otukpo Local Government Area. The Diocese confirmed on Saturday that he safely reunited with his family after making his way to…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump in a Saturday evening social media post claimed that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the Iran war and said that he would hold off on ordering new strikes in the five-month old conflict for now. Trump added that the emerging deal “would…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Archbishop Emeritus, Catholic Diocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has asserted that the votes of the masses may not count even in a free and fair election in 2027. Naija News reports that Cardinal Onaiyekan, during an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ programme on Friday, expressed concerns that the administration of…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)- A Nigerian lady has explained why she is supporting former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, in his presidential ambition, recalling some of the policies she believes made a positive impact during his time in office. The lady, while expressing her intention to vote for Obi, shared an experience from his administration,…
