LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A coalition of civil society organisations and election observers have reacted angrily to the ongoing militarisation of some states in the Niger Delta region, ahead of Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections. Rejecting the military siege on the Niger Delta region, the group said the military has no constitutional power to superintendent…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 30 people have been killed by armed bandits who raided a village in Zamfara, police, and residents said Tuesday. Motorcycle-riding gunmen attacked Kware village in Shinkafi district on Sunday night, opening fire on residents and burning homes. “I can confirm 30 people were killed by the bandits in the attack…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Thai billionaire and big farm owner, Arnon Rodthong on Tuesday rolled out surprise as he promised a whopping sum £240,000 – as well as his entire estate – to the man who marries his 26-year-old virgin daughter. The 50-year old who owns a prosperous durian fruit farm in Chumphon province, southern…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Another 120 youth entrepreneurs from seven states of the Niger Delta have been given Shell Nigeria LiveWIRE business training and N48 million by The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Joint Venture to begin small-scale businesses in their respective states in the expectation that they will become models for alternative livelihoods as part…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo the Taraba State capital has disqualified the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate of the State, Alhaji Sani Abubakar Danladi, from contesting in this Saturday elections. Danladi was disqualified due to alleged falsification of age as discovered in the documents he submitted to the…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s attempts at stemming the tides of official corruption for years now have been hampered by the inability of the various government agencies set up for this purpose, to work collectively and in unison, the British Council, which is an agency of the government of the United Kingdom (UK), has said. According…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three days to the governorship and house of assembly elections, the Police in Akwa Ibom state have descended heavily on the staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the state. Information reaching TNG (TheNewsGuru.com) shows that the state commissioner of police, Ibrahim kaoje, is personally leading the arrest of INEC…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Every Woman Treaty, an NGO representing women’s rights advocates in 128 countries, has launched a campaign for a global treaty to combat the worldwide pandemic of violence against women and girls. “Violence against women and girls is a global crisis that occurs in every nation and takes many forms. At least one…
