LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kogi State Government has threatened to demolish houses occupied by internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys in the state. The State Security Adviser, retired Commander, Jerry Omodara gave the warning when he appeared on Monday’s edition of the “State of Kogi” a Radio Kogi Audience Participatory programme which was monitored…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six residents, including the ward head, Haruna Wakili, were killed when terrorists attacked Yar Nasarawa, a community in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State on Monday. Residents said the terrorists abducted about 38 residents, including women and children and left 10 residents with gunshot injuries. They also burnt down six houses,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, rewarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria with a national award (Member of the Order of the Niger, MON) flats in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and piece of land. President Tinubu made the pronouncement when he received the players and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A small plane crashed at a Florida mobile home park on Thursday, killing several people aboard the plane and in one home, fire officials said. The pilot of the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza V35 reported an engine failure shortly before the aircraft went down at about 7 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration reported….
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many residents escaped death in Iseyin in the Oke Ogun geo-political zone of Oyo State when a truck rammed into houses in the town on Sunday afternoon. DAILY POST gathered that the truck, carrying bags of cement, lost control which led to the incident. Some shops in the area were also affected…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 election, has spoken against the demolition of houses in Lagos and other states. Obi urged governments at all levels to show compassion and not multiply the pain of the poor. The former Anambra state governor, in a statement posted…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGER)A Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, yesterday, Nov. 29, restrained the Federal Housing Authority, FHA, and Lagos State Building Control Agency, LSBCA, from further demolition of residential houses in 6th Avenue, Festac Town, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. The trial judge, Justice Omolade Awope, had granted the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-After a protracted three-year legal battle, an Accra court has delivered a verdict today affirming Asamoah Gyan’s paternity of the three children born to Gifty Gyan. The court has decreed that Asamoah Gyan is obligated to provide financial support to Gifty Gyan in the form of a monthly stipend of 25,000 Ghana…