Nigeria Govt Releases N15bn For Repatriation Of IDPs From Chad, Niger, Cameroon
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s federal government has released the sum of N15 billion for the repatriation of Internally Displaced Nigerians from the three neighbouring countries. The internally displaced persons (IDPs)…
Chad Disqualified From U17 Africa Cup Of Nations Qualifiers Over Age Cheat
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chad are the latest nation to fall foul of the age testing saga rocking African football after being disqualified from regional Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers…
500,000 Nigerian Refugees Await Repatriation From Niger, Chad, Cameroon
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Ms Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, has disclosed that 500,000 Nigerians are awaiting repatriation in three countries. Suleiman-Ibrahim told the…
My Abductors Were Foreigners, Pastor Who Spent Six Weeks In Kidnappers’ Den Reveals
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A pastor who went through horrible experience in the hands of his abductors has narrated his ordeals in an exclusive interview with The Nation Newspaper. According to…
ACP Amabua Mohammed Appointed First Female Police Adviser For Multinational Joint Task Force In Chad
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Amabua Ashe Mohammed has been appointed the Police Adviser for the Multinational Joint Task Force in…
12 Dead, 48 Injured As Fishermen, Herders Clash In Cameroon
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twelve people have been killed and 48 wounded in clashes between fishermen and herders in northern Cameroon, the region’s governor said on Thursday. The violence, which is…
When Twitter Meets Boko Haram
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In July 2009, reports emerged that security forces had shot dead Abubakar Shekau, the brutal leader of the Nigeria-based terrorist organization Boko Haram. In the summer of…
Chad Ex-President Demands Inclusion Of Rebels In ‘Dialogue’
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two weeks after veteran Chadian leader Idriss Deby Itno was mortally wounded fighting a rebel force, one of his predecessors, ex-president Goukouni Weddeye, has called for inclusive…
US Orders Diplomats To Vacate Chad As Rebels Approach Capital
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The State Department on Saturday ordered non-essential diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Chad to leave the African nation due to potential insurgent attacks on the capital.…