LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has asked residents to prepare for a shutdown of telecommunication services. In a chat with some radio stations, the governor said security agents are prepared to launch an offensive on bandits taking refuge in some parts of the state. El-Rufai said the shutdown would not cover…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-As President Mohammadu Buhari of Nigeria prepares to address the ongoing United Nations General Assembly, there are barrage of protests planned to embarrass him at the global event. African Examiner gathered that various organizations, dissidents, activists, self-determination groups have mobilised Nigerians in the US to troop out to demonstrate against the president…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that so far this year, there have been 20 attacks on schools in Nigeria, with 1,436 children abducted, 16 children dead with more than 200 children still missing. UNICEF is press statemeny signed by Communicatin Specialist, Samuel Kaalu lamented that no fewer than 37 million…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government has ordered all telecom operators to shut down their networks in Zamfara State. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission in a letter to all telecom operators on Friday said the action was one of the strategies taken by security operatives…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Over 50,000 residents of 17 communities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area have relocated to Niger Republic over incessant bandits’ attacks. This was disclosed by the member representing Sabon Birni North constituency in the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Aminu Almustapha Boza. Boza said the villagers are currently taking refuge at Tudun…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of the Polytechnic Ibadan on Sunday suspended all activities at the institution over rising insecurity in the state. A statement by the public relations officer of the institution, Adewole Soladoye which was signed by the registrar, Mrs Modupe Theresa Fawale, said it is “to monitor the security temperature within the…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NESRANGERS)-The National Democratic Coalition(NADECO) has written to the United Nations(UN) calling for an intervention into Nigeria’s current situation, adding that the country is on the brink of collapse. The group called on the UN to prevent a total breakdown of order in the country via a letter made available to POLITICS NIGERIA…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Subscribers of MTN, the largest telecom provider in Nigeria, may soon face service disruption in the West African nation, according to a notice seen by some journalists and outlets. A rise in insecurity challenges in Nigeria is likely to disrupt MTN’s service, Reuters and others said, citing an alert from customer service…