LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 32-year-old widow has alleged that she was raped all night by a policeman attached to the Sakpenwa Police Division, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State. According to the Nation, the widow said the policman abducted her on Tuesday and took her to guest house where he raped her at gunpoint…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A private school owner in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Rose Ezemazu has been forced to sell garri in Sangana market to survive following closure of schools nationwide over the coronavirus pandemic. Schools in Rivers State shut down on March 21 after the state government gave directives. Many private school teachers have since…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday remanded three expatriates and six Nigerians for allegedly aiding and abetting terrorism, kidnapping and possession of illegal firearms. The men were identified as Bimaebi Johnson, Daniel Lemmer, Ghane Gordon, Hassan Hakeem, Gregory Smith, Ofem Uket, John Mark, Chidi Amadi and…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed security operatives have surrounded the home of former managing director of the NDDC, Joy Nunieh, in Port Harcourt. Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike is reportedly moving to intervene in the stand-off. It was gathered that the former NDDC boss is due to appear before a House of Representatives Committee in…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Wike of Rivers State has sacked the Permanent Secretary, Sunny Okere, for allegedly flouting guidelines put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease in the state. This was contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paulinus Nsirim. According to the…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Rivers State said it found three human skulls and a decomposing body of a male in the septic tank of a notorious kidnapper and serial killer in his home at Umuebulu, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. Rivers command police spokesman, Nnamdi Omoni, announced the development in a…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Loyalists to Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki are in celebration mood as all the aspirants for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primary in Edo State, including Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, have agreed to settle out of court. Recall that the Federal High court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital,…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The people of Owube community, Ahoada West Local Government Area have cried out that the cultists, who laid siege to their community, were demanding N500, 000 to grant them peace. The people spoke when the Chairman of the Local Government Area, Mr. Hope Ikiriko, visited them at the weekend to ascertain their…