LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Nigerian Army soldiers and seven illegal miners were killed in a clash over huge gold nuggets at Magama, a border village in Katsina State’s Jibiya Local Government Area. The clash took place on Wednesday around 6 p.m., according to the DAILY NIGERIAN, after artisanal miners discovered large gold nuggets in one…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Don’t joke with fainting in a Muslim home, you might be six feet under before you know it. Something close to this popular saying was at play today as arrangements were reportedly in top gear to bury a former deputy speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adetoun Adediran, whose death…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One of the leading candidates in the 1993 Presidential election, Alhaji Bashir Tofa, is dead. He was the Presidential Candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention and a major challenger of MKO Abiola’s in the controversial June 12, 1993, presidential election, annulled by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida. Family sources…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have reportedly killed a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Honourable Rilwanu Aminu Gadagau, representing the Giwa West Constituency. This was also confirmed by a former Kaduna State Senator, Shehu Sani via his Twitter handle on Wednesday. Shehu, in a series of tweets, initially called for prayers for a…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people on Monday were found dead in a hotel in Elele Alimini in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. Some other people were also found unconscious in the same hotel after inhaling smoke from a generating set. DAILY POST gathered that the generator was left inside the hotel overnight by…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Lagos State have commenced investigation into the death of 8 children in a parked vehicle in Jah-Michael community, Olorunda area of the state. The community was thrown into confusion when the dead children were discovered inside a Honda Pilot Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) with registration number AAA157BD parked inside…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Activist and fierce critic, Tony Uranta has died after long battle with ill-health. Sources closed to the deceased said Uranta died after serious battle with undisclosed ailment. On-Air Personality Jimi Disu announced the death of Uranta on his Facebook page on Wednesday. Also, activist Wale Okunniyi confirmed Uranta’s death. In 2019, Uranta…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It is not time for adieu yet, but Nigeria’s central bank digital currency—the first such attempt in Africa—has not gotten off to a great start. The eNaira, as the digital currency is called, was initially scheduled to launch on Oct. 1 this year. That was postponed with the excuse that the launch…