By Alex Otudor LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pandemonium broke out at the offices of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC located along Mba- Cardoso street in Ajegunle when hundreds of residents stormed the office demanding an end to multiple billing and tariff hike. Some residents woke up to the sound of solidarity songs and heavy drum beats,…
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Saburi residential district in DeiDei area of Abuja are now living in heightened fear following renewed activities of hoodlums. According to them, the hoodlums send scavengers to survey the area before striking. The gunmen have attacked the area about thrice since January 1 and made away with valuables, and money…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Venezuelan security forces surrounded the Argentine embassy in the capital Caracas on Friday after two opposition members took refuge inside, according to posts by the opposition on social media. The pair joined four other Venezuelan opposition figures who have taken refuge in the embassy this year. One of the men, Pedro Urruchurtu,…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Crowds of Nigerians have stormed telecommunication stores across Nigeria after telcos began barring following lines not linked with a National Identification Number (NIN) over the weekend. This is in compliance with the Nigerian Communications Commission’s July 31, 2024, deadline for SIM-NIN linkage. Since February 2024, telcos have implemented a phased disconnection of…
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten persons were on Sunday night reported kidnapped by marauders, who invaded Sagwari Layout Estate in Dutse axis of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Eye witnesses claimed the kidnappers appeared like herdsmen to mask their identity when they attacked the estate after 7p.m. One of the victims, who sent a distress message…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the BBC’s London headquarters on Monday evening to protest the broadcaster’s coverage of the terrorist attacks that took place in Israel last week. The BBC has found itself mired in controversy after refusing to describe Palestinian group Hamas, who organized the butchering and abduction of almost 2,000…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)- – Islamist militants in Mali began a blockade of Timbuktu by cutting road access in August and then shut off river and air routes in an offensive that has put the city once again on the frontline of a jihadist insurgency. The bombing began soon after. On Sept. 21, witnesses said…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was an atmosphere of shock and surprise at the Ikeja Military Cantoment in Lagos State after daredevil armed robbers invaded the place and carted away an unregistered Toyota car worth N9m belonging to Adenola Adebowale and escaped. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the robbers were said to have invaded the Contoment at about…