LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnappers on Monday afternoon blocked the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, forcing several motorists to abandon their vehicles and head for nearby bushes to avoid being abducted. The development has left many motorists and passengers unaccounted for just as their belongings were carted away by the kidnappers. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Award-winning Afropop sensation Yemi Alade gets in bed with American rapper Rick Ross for the remix of her sultry classic “Oh My Gosh”. The steamy DJ Coublon produced number sees Miss Alade gush uncontrollably over her “true lova”, megastar Rick Ross, who takes the track to a new hip-hop realm. The video…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An audio released by Ilem-Iyam, Director of Finance and Administration, Presidential Amnesty Programme, on Monday, has revealed plans by the Cordinator of the programme, Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo, to cash out N4.8 billion before President Muhammadu Buhari reshuffles his cabinet in May. According to Ilem-Iyam, Dokubo, in conjunction with Musa Johnson Odiniya,…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kaduna Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Muhammad Mahmood, the chairman of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), and his daughter, along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway. The force, in a press statement by its spokesperson, Yakubu Sabo, said the abduction occurred around 3.30 p.m. on Monday. Police said Mr Mahmood’s driver died…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An alleged spy from the United Arab Emirates under investigation for the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was found dead in his Turkish prison cell, according to a report on Monday. Prison wardens found the man, identified as Zaki Y.M. Hassan, hanged inside his solitary cell in Istanbul’s Silivri prison…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has decried the incessant attacks by sea pirates along the Bayelsa state workers especially the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, and therefore appealed to Bayelsa state to come to their rescue. The Chairman of Otuan Unit of the Maritime Workers union Comrade Joseph…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A poll conducted by ABC suggests the majority of Americans are unwilling to support President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, with healthcare and immigration policy cited as major deciding factors. Released Monday, the poll found 55 per cent of those polled refuse to vote for Mr Trump in 2020, with 40…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Parents in Zimbabwe who cannot afford school fees can offer livestock such as goats or sheep as payment, a government minister has said. The country’s education minister Lazarus Dokora told the pro-government Sunday Mail newspaper that schools will have to show flexibility when it comes to demanding tuition fees from parents, and…
