LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With the backing of the Katsina State government and a renewed spirit of resilience, residents are no longer mere victims. They are fighters. Armed with licenced weapons, local vigilantes and community defence groups are pushing back against the terror that once dominated their lives. For years, rural communities in Katsina State have…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to The Peoples Person Manchester United have taken a major step in their pursuit of Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, reportedly submitting a verbal offer after agreeing to pay his release clause at Napoli. The 26-year-old forward, currently on loan at Galatasaray, has been in red-hot form, scoring 17 goals in 23…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC) move to deregulate Meter Asset Providers (MAP) was hailed as the much-needed solution to the country’s persistent metering gap crisis. However, this silver bullet has come with a price, and not just figuratively. The soaring cost of prepaid meters has added a new layer of burden…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There were sporadic shootouts between security details attached to the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Elvert Ayambem, to disperse gunmen who attempted to kidnap commuters on the Ikom-Calabar federal highway. The incident happened on Sunday evening when the Speaker’s convoy was returning to Ikom after attending the Deputy…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Venue: Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan Date: Sunday, 11 February Kick-off: 20:00 GMT Coverage: Watch live on BBC Three, iPlayer and BBC Sport website, listen to radio commentary on BBC World Service in Africa and follow text commentary online After a record number of goals, unrelenting shocks and an apparent capacity for unceasing…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian tourism minister has been hospitalised in Abuja after suffering acute poisoning from unknown origins, Peoples Gazette was told, as her family members fear time was running against their efforts to save her life. Lola Ade-John, 60, was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, shortly after she started manifesting symptoms of…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A local vigilante group at Ibbi town in Niger State has taken the battle to the invaders of the community, killing no fewer than 50 bandits who had been terrorising and kidnapping its residents for ransom. LEADERSHIP learned that the vigilantes launched the attack on the bandits and destroyed their camps at…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lawmakers from different political parties in the minority caucus on Tuesday met to pull an upset against the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers converged at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja and deliberated on ways to pull their numbers together to decide the next Speaker of the House. Elected lawmakers from the Peoples…