LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The reinstated chairman of Irewole Local Government Area in Osun State, Mr. Remi Abass, has reportedly been killed. It is alleged that Abass was killed by armed men linked to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The event occurred when Abass and other local government officials, who had been dismissed but reinstated…
By Alex Otudor LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pandemonium broke out at the offices of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC located along Mba- Cardoso street in Ajegunle when hundreds of residents stormed the office demanding an end to multiple billing and tariff hike. Some residents woke up to the sound of solidarity songs and heavy drum beats,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has commenced deportation proceedings for Nigerian nationals, with 85 individuals set to arrive in Lagos, while 116 others remain in detention. The Federal Government, through the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has expressed concerns over the process, calling for a more humane approach. Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Heavily armed operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Nigerian police stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly in the early hours of Monday, sealing the offices of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, her deputy, and the Clerk of the House. It was gathered that about 10 a.m., security personnel…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Aliyu Imran (ASN), was brutally murdered on Friday while on duty in Gadan-Gayan, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. SaharaReporters learnt that Aliyu, an Assistant Superintendent of Narcotic 1, was burned to death by the residents last Friday following an accident…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A US military aircraft carrying 116 illegal Indian immigrants landed at the Amritsar International Airport late Saturday night, with one deportee claiming they were handcuffed with their legs chained during the journey. Among the deportees, 33 were from Haryana, eight from Gujarat, three from Uttar Pradesh, and two each from Goa, Maharashtra,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian movie industry has once again been plunged into grief as renowned director Rotimi Raji, fondly known as Genius, has been confirmed dead. According to reports making waves online, Raji was found lifeless in his bathroom, barely a day after Valentine’s Day. He had reportedly slumped. Living alone in Baruwa, Ipaja,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A ‘violent’ earthquake has rattled Delhi today with locals saying it was the ‘strongest’ they had ever felt. Tremors were felt in India‘s capital city as well as other northern parts of the country, reported India Today. The magnitude 4.0 quake struck 4km southwest of New Delhi and lasted ‘for a few seconds’….