LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have begun a “warm up” protest in Kano State over the hike of petrol price from N195 to N617, naira devaluation, school fees increment and other anti-poor policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government. Photographs of the protest obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday confirmed that the Joint Action Front (JAF)…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-NIGERIAN Muslim faithful have taken to the social media to condemn singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and his signee, Olamilekan Taiwo, known as Logos Olori, over his new music video. As follow up, Kano and Sokoto States have banned listening to Davido’s music in public over disrespect of Logos Olori…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man identified as Hussaini Lawan and his pregnant wife were found dead in their apartment in Abuja. According to one Salim Sani, the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, June 10, 2023, a few days after the couple returned to Abuja from Kano. “Innalillahi wainna ilaihi rajiun, our brother…
LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than seven people have been reported dead while several others hospitalised after drinking tea suspected to have been prepared with a local leaf popularly known as Zakami at a wedding in Kano. Zakami contains a psychoactive substance. The incident happened on Tuesday in Sheka area of Kumbotso Local Government Area…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC said its operatives have arrested 17 suspects over alleged vote buying in Katsina and Kano states. EFCC zonal commander in Kano, Farul Dogondaji, announced the development in an interview with NAN on Saturday. Dogondaji said six suspects were arrested in Tofa and Ungogo LGAs of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven people are feared to have died following a clash involving supporters of political parties in Kano state. TheCable had earlier reported that some youths, who identified themselves as Kwankwasiyya supporter paraded through the streets of Kano state with machetes and sticks. Kwankwasiyya supporters are persons backing Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kano State Police Command has arrested two men, parading themselves as journalists, for allegedly defrauding a rice trader of N33,000. The 30-year-old suspects, Mujahid Kabir and Abba Imam, were alleged to have, on February 2, 2023, generated a fake bank transfer alert of N33,000 to buy a bag of rice at…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party (LP), on Sunday, held its presidential rally in Kano. Peter Obi, flag-bearer of LP, and Datti Baba-Ahmed, his running mate, were present at the rally. Obi and Datti, alongside their wives, also attended a town hall meeting with women and students in the state before proceeding to Kano Pillars…
