LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Renowned men of God—Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo and Bishop David Abioye—will headline this year’s Father’s Blessing Break Forth programme as special guest ministers. The four-day encounter, hosted by Dr. Chris Okafor and the Grace Nation International Headquarters in Ojodu-Berger, Lagos, opens on the evening of Wednesday, September 24, and is expected to…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen stormed the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) in Edo State on Friday, killing a physiotherapist identified as Alex in what sources have described as a cult-related attack. The incident occurred while the health worker was on duty at the hospital’s physiotherapy department, causing chaos as patients and staff fled for…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits on Wednesday night stormed a mosque in Tudun Malamai community, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing the Imam who was leading the Isha prayer and abducting at least ten worshipers. The incident, which unfolded during the night prayers, left two other individuals injured. Details of the attack were made…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 80,000 people attended the just-concluded two-day crusade organised by the Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN) in Argentina. The SCOAN Leader, Pastor Evelyn Joshua, made this known in a statement signed the spokesperson of the church, Mr Dare Adejumo, on Tuesday in Lagos. Evelyn, Wife of SCOAN Founder, late…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Grammy-nominated artists Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 will release their new song “Stand Well Well” on streaming platforms September 10. It is a scorching Afrobeat track inspired by English author Aldous Huxley’s 1932 dystopian novel Brave New World, which is set in a futuristic world where citizens are arranged into social hierarchy…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen will enjoy extra support from some Napoli fans who are in Cote d’Ivoire to give him maximum support at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on Saturday. Some fans of the Serie A champions have traced him to the Ivorian capital and were spotted at the Super…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria (Reuters) -Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped 35 people from a university in northwest Zamfara state on Friday, the governor’s spokesperson said, the first major abduction involving students this year. Armed gangs have plagued the northwest in recent years, kidnapping for ransom, looting and destroying communities and murdering civilians. Security forces’ attempts to…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some former members of the Islamist militia, Boko Haram, protested in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Friday alleging abandonment by the government. About 6,900 members of Boko Haram surrendered to the Nigerian authorities and renounced their membership of the terrorist organisation. The former terrorists, who are undergoing a deradicalisation and rehabilitation…
