LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A son of a hunter in Dutse Gogo town near Kaiama, headquarters of Kaiama local government of Kwara State, Abubakar Abubakar, on Sunday shot dead his junior brother identified as Yusuf Abubakar while testing the efficacy of a gunshot protective charm newly procured by their father. The hunter, Abubakar Abubakar, who is…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-It was gathered that at exactly 12:45pm on 1st December 2020, one Bassey Thompson of No 37 Nelson Mandela Street, Calabar South reported at Atakpa Police Station, that his nephew, Nsikak David was shot dead by a certain Esther Ezekiel of No 3, Atu Lane, Calabar South, who happen to be his…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus, but the World Health Organization is worried the continent could face a “silent epidemic” if its leaders do not prioritize testing for it, a WHO envoy said on Monday. “My first point for Africa, my first concern, is that a…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-International Human Rights and Accountability groups (The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), Cornerhouse, GlobalWitness and Re:common) have in joint petitions called the attention of the French Consulate in Nigeria, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Director General, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to the reported attempt…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa, which has the highest numbers of confirmed coronavirus infections on the continent, will start mass door-to-door screening and testing for coronavirus, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday. The “unprecedented” exercise will be launched in the next few days, with at least 10,000 field workers deployed across the country of 57 million…