LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – At least 20 members of a Nigerian Shi’ite organization have been killed this week, group spokesmen said, during a series of protests that show little sign of ending despite the increasing death toll and authorities saying they have boosted security. The death toll may be as high as 25, one…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWRANGERS)-Vincent Enyeama has joined French second-tier club Dijon on a three-day trial. Enyeama has been without a club since he left Lille at the end of his contract in 2018, and is set to prove his fitness in an attempt to earn a deal ahead of the 2018-19 season. His last competitive…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State High Court in Badagry has awarded damages in the sum of N10m against the Lagos State Government and authorities of the Nigeria Police Force for the illegal demolition of residents’ buildings on an expanse of land measuring 26.72 hectares in the Mowo, Badagry area of the state. The court,…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd) on Wednesday called for the expansion of National Youth Service Corps scheme beyond the shores of Nigeria. He said the time has come for the NYSC programme to be expanded to other African Union countries. Gowon made the all in an address delivered on…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has reacted to a viral video showing a female aid worker and five male colleagues kidnapped by insurgents in Nigeria’s north-east region. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, said the victims’ abductors were being engaged. According to an aid group, Action Against Hunger,…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has described the appointment of Dr. Ernest Ndukwe as the Chairman of the Board of MTN Nigeria as a good development, which beyond its immediate significance offers a great leadership lesson to organisations and countries across the world. Speaking at…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pandemonium broke out at the Ondo State House of Assembly Complex on Thursday following the appearance of snakes at the hallowed chamber of the Assembly complex. The snakes fell from the ceiling of the hallowed chamber during plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt Hon. Bamidele Oleyelogun. The situation which caused panic…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Grace Taku, the aid worker kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists on July 18, has claimed that Leah Sharibu alongside one Alice has been killed by the insurgents because of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s inability to “do something”. Leah Sharibu was among the 110 Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapped from Yobe State by the…
