LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)Muslim cleric Abubakar Abdullahi who risked his own life to save some Christians in Jos has been honoured with US International Religious Freedom Award. The 83-year-old Imam hid over 200 Christians from suspected bandits in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, during June 2018 clashes. He hid the Christian his…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 27-year-old pregnant woman, Margaret Wakili and an aged woman have been murdered by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ancha village in Miango District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was gathered that Margaret was killed when she took some food to her husband, Wakili Ayuba in the farm. Another…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gernot Rohr will remain on as Nigeria head coach, despite the country’s Africa Cup of Nations disappointment in Egypt. The Super Eagles’ hopes of a fourth African title faded into thin air following a 2-1 defeat to Algeria in the semi-final. Defeat to Djamel Belmadi’s men prompted much soul-searching in Nigeria and…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari told Fulani herders in the Southern parts of the country not to obey the quit order issued to them by the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF). A statement issued on behalf of the President by the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja, on Tuesday, quoted the…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of Nigeria Association of Social Workers on Tuesday staged a sensitization march on the streets of Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital to educate the masses on how to end violence against women and children in the state. Members of the group, who moved from Yenagoa-Mbiama road to the government house gate and…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force today served 7 days ‘Removal Notice to all illegal structures/commercial activities along Badagry Expressway. The Chairman of the Agency, CSP. Ola Yinka Egbeyemi while addressing owners of these illegal structures/traders at different spots warned them to immediately vacate all road setbacks and walkways within…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has asked the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, to shut down the Edo State House of Assembly. This followed the adoption of a report of the House ad-hoc committee set up to investigate the crisis…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zimbabwean Government, on Wednesday, summoned the British envoy over an assault on Foreign Minister, Sibusiso Busi Moyo, and his delegation in London, state-run media reported. The Herald newspaper added that the government had also called for the attackers, who appeared to be predominantly Zimbabwean. It added that the attackers be prosecuted…
