LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service, in Kano and Jigawa states, is set to shutdown supermarkets and shops found patronising foreign rice and other prohibited items. The agency, in a letter with reference number NCS/KAN/053/S.28 dated 17th February 2020 wrote to all supermarkets and shops in Kano and Jigawa states, directing them to stop…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revealed that those without National Identity Number risk three months jail term. The Kano state coordinator , Muhammad Sanusi Auwalu disclosed this while delivering a lecture at Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kano. He said the Agency will start taking action on anybody who refused…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has accused National Assembly members of stealing billions of naira in the name of constituency projects. The ICPC, in a report tagged “Constituency Projects Tracking Group”, tracked 424 projects from 2015-2018 constituency projects between June and August 2019 across the 12 states of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A tragedy occurred in the Gajaja community in Danbatta local government area of Kano state on Thursday, December 12, when a 16-year old bride identified as Fatima Abubakar, fell inside a well and drowned while preparing for her wedding ceremony. Premium Times, citing a report in BBC Hausa, stated that the bride…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles attacker announced the humanitarian gesture after his unveiling as an ambassador for Skyline University Nigeria Nigeria captain Ahmed Musa has disclosed his intention to sponsor 100 students in Skyline University in Kano. Musa was unveiled as the University’s ambassador on Wednesday, after helping the Super Eagles to back-to-back victories…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has distanced itself from the ‘Chip Whip’ number plate, which was posted on social media and has since gone viral on the internet in the last 24 hours. The Road Safety Corp, in a statement signed by Bisi Kazeem, Corps Commander, Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of the Kano zoological garden has announced the capture of the lion that escaped from its cage, after hours of searching. Saidu Gwadabe, head of the zoological garden, told BBC Hausa on Sunday morning that the animal was spotted inside the zoo premises but in a cage where goats were…
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kano Police Command has traced and rescued nine children kidnapped in Kano and trafficked to Onitsha in Anambra State for child slavery. Their rescue followed a public outcry by some parents that there was rise in cases of missing children in the metropolis. Addressing a press conference on Friday, the state…
