LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Herdsmen have been caught by the people of Obudi Agwa Autonomous Community in Oguta Local Government Area, with one of them carrying a sack of bullets. The traditional ruler of the community, Eze Ignatius Asor, confirmed this to Vanguard in Owerri, saying his people were living in fear. He said the suspect…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)A zoo keeper at Indonesia’s Surabaya zoo has been arrested and charged with sexual assault on a number of animals and even, strangely enough, of impregnating a female orangutan, reports the Kalimantan Press this morning. The 38-year-old zoo keeper was filmed in full action by a series of hidden cameras put in…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWRANGERS)-Pioneer students of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC JV)-sponsored Centre of Excellence in Marine and Offshore Engineering at the Rivers State University (RSU CoE), Port Harcourt, have commenced the mandatory six months Research Internship with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) in Lagos. The Research Internship is…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWRANGERS)-Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday paid a condolence visit to the leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti over the death of his daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin. Olakunrin was reportedly killed along Ore-Shagamu Expressway by some hoodlums suspected to be Fulani herdsmen last Friday. Speaking…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 303 Nigerian students from the 17 states of southern Nigeria have received no less than $7.5 million in full or partial scholarships from 225 American universities and colleges to study in the United States for the 2019-2020 academic session. Acting United States Consul General Osman Tat disclosed this in…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians on social media have reacted to the latest open letter written by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari. While some praised the former President for speaking up, others pick holes in his statement. Obasanjo through his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, had on Monday released a letter that forewarned Muhammadu…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Falcons goalkeeper, Bidemi Aluko, is currently battling with breast cancer. The cancer, according to her, developed in 2017 while still playing for Rivers Angels in the Nigerian Women’s Premier League. She explained that immediately the cancer was detected, she was asked to undergo surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, which she did….
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A gang of cultists yesterday killed a final year student of the Cross River State University of Technology. The victim, simply identified as James of the Electronics Engineering Department, was shot and axed in front of the department building after writing his final examination paper. He was reported to have been shot…
