LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian officials say gunmen have kidnapped many students from an Islamic school in Nigeria – the latest in a series of such attacks on schools. Authorities in Niger state confirmed to the BBC that gunmen had seized an unknown number of students from the school in the town of Tegina on Sunday….
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Tensions ran high on Sunday in southeastern Nigeria as the former separatist region commemorated the more than one million people who died in the Biafra war and famine of the late 1960s. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the leading separatist group, is remembering war victims over two days, with a candlelit…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has moved to enforce compensation to electricity consumers for the under-supply of power to their homes and businesses with effect from July. This follows several complaints by energy consumers that the Service-Based Tariff (SBT), which has led to a huge increase in electricity bills paid by…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-St Clairs Anglican Girls Grammar School, Offa, in Kwara State, was on Friday shut down following the alleged ‘Strange voice of Demons’. The strange incident caused panic among students and teachers of the school. Parents of students have been allowed to evacuate their wards, according to the Senior Principal, Mrs F.B Ogunwole….
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Amos Olugbenga Olaniyan for allegedly defrauding people of more than N128,000,000 in a fraudulent investment scheme. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement said Olaniyan was nabbed following series of complaints. The petitioners alleged that Olaniyan, through his company, DHIL Nigeria Limited,…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool have been linked with a move for Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze ahead of the upcoming transfer window. What’s the story? According to CaughtOffside, the Reds are interested in acquiring the 22-year-old’s signature over the summer after impressing in the last couple of campaigns. The report also claims that fellow Premier League…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Grammy-winning superstars, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid and Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy got a nomination each at the 2021 BET Awards. BET announced this on their official Instagram page on Thursday, the 27th of May 2021. Burna Boy won the “Best International Act” category at the 2019…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has given, among others, low volume of export trade in African region, general lack of policies implementation, excessive urge to consume rather than produce, corruption and leadership failure, as the reasons for continued retrogression and…
