LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has revealed how he facilitated the release of 344 schoolboys of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara without payment of ransom. The schoolboys were abducted by suspected bandits from their school in Kankara town last Friday. Although Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the abduction and put…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has distanced herself from a tweet announcing the release of Katsina schoolboys to her, saying she lost control of her Twitter and Instagram accounts for some minutes. Just hours after a , Abubakar Shekau, circulated across the internet, confirming the capture of the over…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Seventeen people kidnapped from a mosque on Tuesday have been freed after a ransom of N8.5 million. Gunmen invaded the community of Gwargwada-Sabo in Toto council area as Muslims were observing Isha’i prayers and whisked away 17 worshipers at gunpoint. Among them was a library staff with the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States of America has denied the purported list of Nigerian politicians who have been banned from the country due to their roles in elections. They explained why they would not reveal the identities of Nigerian politicians issued visa bans for interfering in electoral processes. On Monday, the US government announced…