LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Motorists plying Enugu–Opi–Nsukka road are currently forced to park for over two hours following the blockade of the road by alleged kidnappers. The spot of the incident is around a police checkpoint by Ekwuegbe in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State. Our correspodent saw armed operatives of the Nigerian Army…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Politicians are getting closer to the prospective voters across the country as the 2023 general election approaches. Most of the cities in northern Nigeria are flooded with posters, banners and billboards. In Kano, Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in the state is campaigning in a unique way that is believed by many as…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A grandmother who went missing was found eaten by a 22-foot long python in Indonesia. Jahrah, 54, disappeared while collecting rubber from a plantation in Jambi province. A search was conducted by emergency services after she failed to return home. After emergency services looked through woodland, locals had found the reptile in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated its commitment to the transmission of results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) in real-time for the 2023 elections. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurances on Wednesday during the Commission’s quarterly meeting with political parties for the year 2022 in Abuja. “On…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Peter Obi, candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, has described continued migration of Nigerian trained medical doctors to other countries as unacceptable. Obi said this at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Anambra Chapter’s Physicians’ Week and Scientific Conference held in Nnewi on Tuesday. The…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many powerhouse countries all over the globe have placed visa bans on select countries in Africa. The United States has used reasons such as “potential terrorism” from Muslim countries. Even disagreements on deportation policies have been an issue in relations with African countries. However, if you’re able to look at the matter…
LAGOS OCTOBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was panic at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos State, on Tuesday, when masked gunmen reportedly abducted a yet-to-be-identified motorist. According to eyewitnesses who narrated the incident on Twitter, the man was forced out of a black Toyota Corolla, which he was driving on Medical Road in the area. A user, @girllikehelen, who…
LAGOS OCTOBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidates have responded, in part, to the coalition of women groups, which demanded on Monday, that contestants running for next year’s election should lay out their plans for women and girls across the country. Speaking, yesterday, at the Voice of Women (VOW) 2022 conference and awards, held in Abuja, the presidential…
