LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many people have been killed in attacks on Chito community of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. Witnesses said the fresh killings took place in the same area where at least five persons were killed few days ago. The residents said bandits have been wasting lives over rivalry on who should…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nemesis has caught up with a suspected agent of a ritualist as he was set ablaze by a mob in Lapai, headquarters of Lapai Local Government area of Niger state. The incident occurred shortly before the Jumma’t prayer last Friday. The suspect identified as Dule Sakon Kano who was in custody of…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A police orderly (name withheld) has been shot and killed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. According to eyewitnesses, the sad incident occurred around the popular Landmark hotel at Olu Obasanjo road on Friday night. The male police inspector was escorting his principal when he was shot at with the assailants escaping…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bride, identified as Rebecca Oyedotun, slumped and died on her wedding day in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The tragic incident happened on the eve of the deceased bride’s wedding while having her bridal shower with her friends. According to the father of the dead bride, Evangelist Oyedotun of C&S Reformed Church, Isale-High…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is facing mounting criticism from Nigerians questioning the fairness of his business empire. With a total of 15,200 tweets at the time of this report, Dangote Group’s leader has come under public scrutiny for the reported disparities in the prices of his cement products across Africa. According…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man identified as Prosper Obum Igboke, a pastor of a pentecostal church, has committed suicide in Nnewi, Anambra State. Sources said the man jumped down from a two storey building, where he died instantly after he was allegedly jilted by his lover. A relative of the deceased who spoke to reporters…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will meet U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month, his spokesman said on Saturday. The U.N. general assembly is scheduled for Sept. 18 to 26 in New York. Presidency spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement Tinubu…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi did not speak with reporters after his Major League Soccer debut, a violation of the league’s media rules. Messi scored in the 89th minute of Inter Miami’s 2-0 win over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. Miami spokeswoman Molly Dreska said after the match that Messi was not…
