LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian entrepreneur Mustapha Gajibo has been converting petrol mini-buses into electric vehicles at his workshop, but he is now going a step further to build solar battery-powered buses from scratch in a push to promote clean energy and curb pollution. Africa’s top producer and exporter of crude oil has heavily-subsidised gasoline and…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A police officer simply identified as Sergeant Bello has shot and killed at least six mobile police officers in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. The incident happened inside the police college quarters of Borno Police headquarters in Maiduguri, according to sources. A senior police officer told our correspondent that the errant officer is…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet-to-be-identified policeman has shot dead a staff sergeant of the Nigerian Army attached to Operation Hadin Kai, identified only as Donatus. Sources said the policeman was drunk. The incident reportedly happened at the Shehu of Borno palace general area in Maiduguri. A twitter user, @Zagazola who confirmed the incident described the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of Nigerian Boko Haram jihadists who are being held in a camp after surrendering to the military rioted on Wednesday to demand the right to slaughter cows for meat, sources said. The riot prompted residents in the northeast city of Maiduguri to lay siege to the camp, wielding swords, daggers and…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least, 30 soldiers have been killed by the Boko Haram insurgents after the soldiers were ambushed between Marte- Dikwa council areas of Borno State. The incident according to Sources available to the Pointblanknews.com took place when the insurgents fired Rocket Launchers at military trucks which culminated into sporadic shootings, killing troops…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Islamic State-allied jihadists killed 18 Nigerian security personnel in an ambush on their convoy using roadside bombs and rockets in one of the deadliest assaults on the army this year, military sources said on Thursday. Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack on a highway between northeast…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of Christians, mostly youth, alongside dozens of church leaders of various denominations on Friday staged a peaceful protest over the demolition of the Ekkliziyan Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) Church, otherwise called Church of Brethren in Maduganari, Maiduguri Borno State. A protest erupted on Thursday after the demolition of the church by the…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A resident of Borno state has said that Nigeria’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari who is being investigated for the extent of his connection with suspected fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, alias Hushpuppi, sells cars he seizes from kidnappers and armed robbers in Maiduguri, the state capital. The resident in a private…