LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has said that its office in Essien Udim Local Government Area has been set ablaze. According to a statement by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday 2nd May 2021 Okoye said in…
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Angry youths in Omu Aran town in Kwara State on Friday intercepted and arrested five Yoruba men who were working with dare-devil herders to kidnap residents of the area for ransom. SaharaReporters learnt that the five suspects, who were busted in a hideout, were tied by the youths with ropes and handed…
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Display of affluence by one of the residents of the Low-Cost Housing Estate of Zaria is believed to be one of the major factors that attracted kidnappers to the area. Many residents are of the view that a recent wedding ceremony, which took place in the area where United States Dollars were…
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will ban travellers coming from India, Brazil and Turkey because of concerns about the rampant spread of coronavirus in those countries, a presidential committee said on Sunday. “Non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited Brazil, India or Turkey within Fourteen (14) days preceding travel to Nigeria, shall be denied entry into…
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of angry Manchester United fans gathered at Old Trafford with about 200 invading the pitch to protest the club’s owners in the wake of the now defunct Super League. Fans broke into the stadium, setting off colorful flares while on the pitch, hours before United’s scheduled kickoff with Liverpool. If Manchester…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A truck lost control in Imo on Saturday and ran into a market, killing at least 10 women. The accident happened at Nkwommiri Market, near Nwangele River in Umuozu community of Imo. The incident which happened around 12 noon at the intersection between Anara- Orlu and Amaigbo – Amaraku Expressway left many…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of Kaduna youths on Saturday blocked the entry and exit routes of the Kaduna-Abuja expressway to protest mass abductions and killings across the nation. The youths were said to have originated from Goni Gora village on the expressway where four persons were reportedly abducted on Saturday morning. The protest, which commenced…
By Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo. LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely twenty four hours after Boko Haram hoisted its flags in Kaure and Shiroro local government areas of Niger State about 140km to the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria’s seat of power. displacing residents in about 50 communities attaching the wives of the locals to its men, Senator …
