LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some unidentified gunmen reportedly waylaid an ambulance conveying a dead body and kidnapped the younger brother of the deceased in Edo State. The deceased who died in Lagos was being conveyed in an ambulance from Lagos State to Enugu for the burial rites before the incident. The Gunmen were said to have…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the 2019 elections inch closer, more contestants are throwing their hats into the ring and the latest entrant is Ms. Adaora Onyechere of AIT’s flagship programme, Kaakaki. The WHISTLER learnt on Thursday in Abuja that the Imo state born broadcaster is eyeing the Okigwe North House of Reps seat under the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senior Special Adviser on Security Matters to Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel, Capt Iniobong Ekong, has been reportedly abducted. It was gathered that Ekong was picked up midnight Friday allegedly by soldiers, following a purported petition written by the immediate past Governor, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The State Commissioner for Information,…
AGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSSRANGERS)-Nigerians are to report police personnel who demand permits for tinted glasses at checkpoints in any part of the country, the Force Headquarters has said. The acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this in a series of tweets on Sunday. He was informing the public on the documents to be…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine filed a supreme court challenge on Monday seeking cancellation of the results of a presidential election that handed victory to incumbent Yoweri Museveni, his party’s lawyer said. Museveni, a former guerrilla leader who has led the East African country since 1986, was declared winner of the Jan….
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t receive Communion if you persist in public advocacy of abortion rights. At issue is a document that will be prepared for the U.S….
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The annual crossover services held by religious organisations across the country is under threat as the Boss Mustapha led Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 declared that indoor religious gatherings should be limited to 50 per cent with full compliance to public health measures. This was contained in a statement signed by the…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has promised to work with sister agencies along Seme border to reduce the number of checkpoints in the corridor. Mr Adeniyi made the promise during his official visit to Seme area command on Friday tasked stakeholders on the need to threat issue of national security…