LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – Dozens of charred bodies were buried in mass graves on Tuesday in Nigeria’s Imo state as the stench of decomposing flesh hung in the air after more than 100 people were killed during a weekend explosion at an illegal oil refinery. A group of men, some bare chested and without…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWRANGERS)-A senior Saudi official urged more than 1 million Muslims intending to perform the hajj to delay making plans this year in comments suggesting the pilgrimage could be cancelled due to the new coronavirus pandemic. In February, the kingdom took the extraordinary decision to close off the holy cities of Mecca and…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman, has denied having a romantic relationship with the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, saying no such affair helped her clinch the NPA top job. Ms Usman, chief of staff to Mr El-Rufai from 2015 to 2016, spoke on the subject while appearing…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The founder of Oko-Oloyun Worldwide and De-Fayus International, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf (Aka Oko Oloyun) has been shot dead. Oyo State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the murder of the popular traditional medical expert. Yusuf, the manufacturer of popular Yoyo Bitters and Fijk Flusher among other herbal products, was killed by unknown gunmen…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Robert Mugabe, the founding father of Zimbabwe who ruled the country with an iron fist for more than three decades, has died, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. He was 95. Rumors had swirled around the health of the ex-president, who spent months in a hospital in Singapore earlier this year. Details of…
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kano State Government has converted its biggest library, the Murtala Mohammed Library Complex, a sport facility and a hospital, into isolation centres for Coronavirus patients. Kano State now has a total of 311 Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, according to new figures of infections announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of Operation AWATSE have raided some communities in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State, arresting 120 suspected drug peddlers, Defence headquarters disclosed on Thursday. The troops according to the Defence authorities recovered one locally fabricated pistol, 10kg of cannabis, five grains of methamphetamine, 3 Kg of tramadol, eight mobile phones,…
http://ift.tt/2AThkyq Obaseki LAGOS NOVEMBER16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has ordered the arrest of Godwin Oguyenbo, who is poised to be installed as the Pere of Olodiama Kingdom. The governor ordered the arrest of those involved in the planned coronation, either as a beneficiary, participant or sponsor. A statement by the Secretary to the State…