LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-Peter Obi’s Media Office wishes to clearly reject a statement made by former Minister of Sports Development and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Solomon Dalung. Dalung claimed that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has not visited Plateau State since the end of the 2023 general…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The frontline opposition leader and the 2027 Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, (NDC), Peter Obi, has decried the renewed heartless Killings in Benue and Plateau States. Obi, writing on his X handle this Monday morning, said the unending violence in the region is worrisome and deserves special attention. According…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Daniel Nanle, a resident of Kawel community in Mushere District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, has recounted how his younger sister was killed by gunmen during an attack on a Primary Health Centre in the area on Sunday night. Our correspondent recalls that gunmen attacked the community, while residents…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government has expelled controversial American missionary Alex Barbir from the country, accusing him of making statements capable of inciting violence and deepening divisions, particularly in Plateau State. Barbir, a former American college football player turned humanitarian, gained attention for his work in Nigeria’s North-Central region, including rebuilding homes, drilling…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three daughters of the Managing Director of the Plateau State Water Board, Engr. Apollos Samchi, have been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen. They were reportedly kidnapped in the early hours of Monday during an attack on Samchi’s residence in the Rantya area of Jos South Local Government Area. A source told…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Eight students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) have died following a road traffic accident on Zaria Road in the Plateau State capital. The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday when a bus carrying the students collided with a trailer opposite Unity Bank. Eyewitnesses said eleven students were on board…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A businessman, Mr. Suleiman Mohammed Dikwa, has filed a lawsuit against Opay Digital Services Limited at a High Court of Justice in Jos, Plateau State over an alleged unlawful freezing of his account and unauthorised withdrawal of funds. He is seeking N30 million in damages in addition to other reliefs. In the…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thirty six cows were reportedly killed while 42 others were left critically ill after suspected poisoning in the Tafi Gana junction area of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State on Wednesday. The Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Bassa LGA, Ya’u Idris, confirmed the incident,…
