LGAOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A retired journalist from Anambra State, Mr. Mike Oguguo Ndu, alongside other passengers have been kidnapped by suspected bandits at Okene, Kogi state. Mr Ndu, boarded Wazobia commercial bus at Onitsha, to visit his sick wife at Abuja, but his journey was cut short, when he was kidnapped by some bandits who…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An illness with symptoms such as headache, red eyes, loss of appetite, inability to urinate or defecate and convulsion has resulted in the death of 50 persons Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State. Victims’ ages were between 25 and 40 years, reports said. While the state government still grapples with what…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kogi state government has debunked reports that it has imposed a tax on bread. A statement by the Deputy Governor of the state, Edward Onoja said “I am directed by His Excellency to give the lie to news of an alleged tax imposed on each loaf of bread to be sold…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residence of Kogi State are expected to pay levy on every loaf of bread purchased. This is as a result of the state government introduction of levy on every loaf of bread baked in the state. The state ministry of commerce and industry said the levy is aimed at improving the internally…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A pastor in Kogi State, identified as Sunday Edino and his alleged accomplices have been arrested by the Kogi State Police Command for allegedly looting medical equipment worth N1.2billion. This is as the sporadic shooting by masked hoodlums in Lokoja on Monday, 26th October, 2020 has led to the death of no…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as painfully sad and heartbreaking, the tanker explosions that claimed precious lives of people at Lokoja – Abuja Road, Kogi State, and the Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos. In a press release from his Media Office…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-It was another black Wednesday in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, as no fewer than 30 persons were burnt alive when a tanker collided with a tricycle. The incident which happened at about 9am on Wednesday also saw a family of six burnt to ashes in a Toyota Sienna bus. The incident…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The state Commissioner for social development and women affairs, Hajia Fatima Kabir-Buba, disclosed while addressing a news conference in Lokoja. She said that the destitute were evacuated from different parts of Lokoja, the state capital and returned to Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi and Zamfara States where they originally came from. According to…