LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said he is not desperate to be president but eager to see Nigeria work. The two-term governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential Candidate of the PDP in the 2019 general elections, stated this on Wednesday…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the race towards the 2023 General Elections continues to gather momentum, posters of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan have flooded some cities in Northern Nigeria. This has equally sparked reactions on social media, with some expressing excitement about the possibility of his re-election in 2023. In Gombe, some of the posters…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than three persons have been confirmed killed following a bomb explosion that rocked a drinking joint at a cattle market in Iware Community, a suburb of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State. At least 19 other persons have also been confirmed injured and receiving treatment at various health centres…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Terrorists, who kidnapped locals at Anguwan Bulus in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have reportedly killed three of the victims and threatened to kill more unless ransom is paid. The bandits attacked the Anguwan Bulus community killing one local and abducting several others. They also attacked neighbouring communities like Juji,…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 39-year-old Kano businessman, Yahaya Hassan Musa has been killed by kidnappers after receiving N6 million ransom from his family. The family was thrown into mourning after the body of the businessman was found in a forest, hours after his abductors received the ransom. The late businessman, married with two kids, was…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has dumped the All Progressives Congress. Dalung, who served as a minister under the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), submitted his letter of withdrawal from the APC to the Ward Chairman of the party in SabonGida Ward, Langtang South LGA of…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Council of State led by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the pardon of 159 convicts including a former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye; and ex-Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, who were both imprisoned for stealing N1.16bn and N1.6bn respectively. Confirming Dariye’s pardon, the Commissioner…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos state police command has arrested a young man identified as Ifeanyi Njoku for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Precious Okeke, 24, in an estate at Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State. The live-in lovers stayed on Oke Street and it was alleged that Njoku killed his girlfriend for ritual…