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Toyota Hilux Van Of Police Affairs Ministry Stolen In Abuja

LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A white Toyota Hilux Pickup with registration number FG79-A23 has been reported stolen in Abuja. The car owned by the Nigerian government is attached to the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs. The Police Ministry is to, among others initiate, formulate and implement policies and programmes relating to policing and internal security as […]

Jun 20 2024 | Posted in National | Read More »

Defence Ministry Civilian Staff Protest Over Alleged Soldiers Brutalisation

LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The civilian staff of the Ministry of Defence under the umbrella of the Joint Executive Council, have shut down the headquarters of the ministry in Abuja over alleged brutalisation of their members by soldiers. The President of the Council, Didam Joel, said a civilian staff of the ministry has been under detention […]

Jun 12 2024 | Posted in National | Read More »

Ex-NIMASA DG Ferdinand Agu Dies Of Heart Attack

LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Mr. Ferdinand Agu, former Director General of the defunct National Maritime Authority (NMA), now known as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has died. Agu, who attended a traditional wedding in Abuja yesterday and was there until about 9 pm, died this morning after suffering a heart attack. A source […]

Jun 8 2024 | Posted in National | Read More »

32-Year-Old Housewife Slips And Dies While Fetching Rainwater In FCT

LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 32-year-old housewife, Mrs Maimuna Aliyu, slipped and died while fetching rain water inside at Bako village in the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday, June 6. DailyTrust reports that a neighbour who simply identified himself as Usman said the incident happened about 8:12 am. Usman said […]

Jun 7 2024 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

I Remain A committed, Loyal Member Of Labour Party – Peter Obi Insist

LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that he remains a committed and loyal member of the party. Obi said he was confronted by a journalist at Abuja airport wanting to know if his statement on the ‘Obidient Movement’ on Wednesday was a signal […]

Jun 7 2024 | Posted in National | Read More »

President Tinubu Renames Abuja Arterial N20 Highway After Wole Soyinka

LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Arterial Road N20 from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) as Professor Wole Soyinka Highway. This was recommended by the Federal Capital Territory administration. President Tinubu noted that Soyinka was the first African to win the Nobel Literature Prize, adding that the literary icon has […]

Jun 5 2024 | Posted in National | Read More »

Nigeria Army Give Update On The Closure Banex Plaza Abuja

LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the recent unrest at Banex Plaza in Wuse, Abuja, on Saturday 18 May 2024, by yet to be identified hoodlums who launched a brutal attack on some Nigerian Army personnel, a swift intervention by soldiers and policemen on internal security duties salvaged the situation and rescued the attacked personnel from being […]

May 21 2024 | Posted in National | Read More »

‘Why Peter Obi Met With Atiku, Saraki, Lamido’

LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The campaign team of Labour Party Presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, has explained why his principal met with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, erstwhile Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in Abuja. Online platforms and social media were awash with viral photographs of Obi’s closed-door meeting […]

May 14 2024 | Posted in National | Read More »

Customs Officer Allegedly Shoots Himself Dead In His Abuja Apartment

LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdulwahab Magaji, serving in the Federal Capital Territory, reportedly shot himself dead in his residence on Binta Street, Farm Estate area, Abuja. PUNCH Metro gathered from a senior law enforcement officer that the incident happened last Monday. According to the source, the family of the […]

May 13 2024 | Posted in National | Read More »

52 Passengers Escape Death As Another Aircraft Skids Off Runway At Lagos Airport

LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An aircraft, Embraer 145, belonging to a premium services provider Xejet Airlines has skidded off the runway and plunged into the grass areas at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State. The aircraft with 52 passengers and the crew members on board had departed Abuja before the incident at the runway […]

May 12 2024 | Posted in National | Read More »