LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the invasion of Russia in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Nigeria, Kirdoda Valerii, has told the Federal government that evacuation of over 5,600 Nigerians from the country at the moment is impossible as the airspace in Ukraine remains shut. On Wednesday February 23, Russia launched a military attack on Ukraine, causing…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Two students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, were on Sunday evening, found dead at a private hostel in the school. A source at the institution said the hostel room located at William’s Lodge was forced open following a stench oozing out from it. According to the source, the two students, a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Monday after he fell during a visit to Howard University to advocate on behalf of students protesting campus living conditions. The 80-year-old civil rights leader took a spill and hit his head while entering a building on the Washington, DC, campus, according to his spokesman…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Students of Lagos State University (LASU) have started to protest the killing of Yusuf Nurudeen, a student leader shot dead by gunmen on Wednesday. The protesting students converged on the school gate to express their displeasure with the death of the student leader. The student leader who graduated in 2019 was held…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some gunmen Thursday attacked Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, in Kaduna State, abducting some lecturers and their families. An official of Kaduna Sate Vigilance Service who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) but did not want his name mentioned, said some students of the institution were also injured. The official, who…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (retd.), has emphasised on the need for politicians seeking public offices and students seeking admission into higher institutions to undergo drug integrity tests. Marwa made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering a paper on ‘Drug abuse and national…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As insecurity worsens in the country, some students of the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi (FUAM) in Benue State were abducted by unknown gunmen on campus. The school authorities confirmed the incident, saying an unspecified number of students were taken away at gunpoint on Sunday night. The Director of Information, Protocol…
LAGOS MARCH 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked the Federal College of Forestry in Kaduna State, abducting several students. The college is located few metres away from the Nigerian Defence Academy in the Mando area of Kaduna State. Confirming the incident, the spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, Mohammed Jalige told Channels…