LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has called for the immediate release of Okechukwu Nnodim, a correspondent with the Punch Newspapers. Nnodim was allegedly kidnapped by four gunmen in his Abuja home who gained access to his residence by scaling his fence after firing several gunshots in the air. In…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have abducted a PUNCH journalist, Okechukwu Nnodim, at his house in the Arab road area of Kubwa, Abuja, on Wednesday night. The kidnappers also attacked his neighbours and went away with the two sons of a widow, Mrs Faith Gbeyide. Narrating the incident on Thursday, Nnodim’s wife, Oluchi explained that her…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A federal court in Abuja has signed off on a warrant to arrest the head of oil major ExxonMobil in Nigeria to compel him to appear before anti-graft investigators, a statement for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Wednesday. The EFCC said it had sought the warrant after Richard…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Friday said it is contemplating a targeted lockdown in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and major cities in Nigeria as the number of COVID-19 cases soars in the West African nation. Although recoveries from the disease in the country have crossed 100,000, the Nigerian government is worried that with more…
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The kidnappers who attacked the Rachel’s Orphanage Home in Naharati, Abaji Area council, Abuja, and abducted seven orphans and a security guard have demanded a ransom of N10 million to release their victims. The gunmen had stormed the orphanage in Abaji area on the outskirts of the city on Saturday. The kidnapped…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have invaded Rachael’s Orphanage Home opposite UBE Junior Secondary School in Naharati, Abaji Area Council, Abuja, and abducted seven orphans, including a security guard of the home in the area. Daily Trust learnt that three persons, which comprised of two house wives, Rukaiyyat Salihu, Suwaiba Momoh and…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee will today know its fate as an Abuja Federal High Court decides on the legality of its existence. Former APC National Vice Chairman, South-South, Mr. Hillard Eta, had in December 2020 approached an Abuja Federal High Court to declare him as acting National…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnappers have abducted two wives of Idris Mohammed, coucillor representing Gwako ward in Gwagwalada Area Council, FCT and three others. The names of the abducted councilor’s two wives, his younger sister and his two younger brothers were yet to be ascertained. A resident, who preferred anonymity, said the incident happened around 12:…