Posts tagged as: Uyo

POS Operator Committed Suicide After Yahoo Boys Empty His Bank Account

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young man in his early 30s in Uyo, identified as Utibe Eteffia committed suicide by taking lethal poison after falling victim to cyber criminals popular known as Yahoo Boys, who cleared out his account to the tune of N2.5 million. Prior to his death, the deceased who ran a POS business […]

Gunmen Attack, Kill One DStv Crew Member Heading For Uyo To Cover AFCON Match

LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A crew of DStv journalists going to cover the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier match were attacked and kidnapped while one of them has now been confirmed dead, SaharaReporters has learnt.  SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Anambra State Police Command said that joint security forces led by the command rescued six […]

Protests Erupt At MTN Offices Across Nigeria Over Mass SIM Card Blockage

LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of Nigerians woke up on Sunday to find their SIM cards barred by MTN Group Limited, sparking widespread outrage.  The telecommunications giant claimed that the affected subscribers had failed to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM cards.  In response, scores of disgruntled subscribers stormed MTN offices in major […]

WCQ: Ojugbana Blasts Super Eagles Players For Bringing Girlfriends To Camp

LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In an interview with Arise News, Charles Ojugbana, a former board member of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), has lambasted players who bring their girlfriends to the Super Eagles camp, stating that it shows a lack of focus even before training begins. Ojugbana emphasized that football is a team sport that requires […]

Gunmen Abduct Eight Corps Members, AKTC Driver While Travelling To Orientation Camp

LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have abducted eight National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Zamfara State. The Guardian learnt that the corps members were travelling in Akwa Ibom Transport Company (AKTC) bus from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to Sokoto State, for the one-year national service, when their vehicle was intercepted by the hoodlums. A source […]

Peter Obi Says He Attends Church Events Because Nigeria Needs Prayer

LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Labour Pary, LP, Peter Obi said he attends church events because Nigeria needs prayers. Obi stated this in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital on Tuesday when he visited the former prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria and a former president of the Christian Association of Nigeria […]

Gunmen Invade Akwa Ibom NYSC Lodge, Rape Women, Cart Away Valuables

LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen on Wednesday invaded the National Youth Service Scheme Corpers’ lodge located along Udo Ekong Ekwere street, off Information Drive in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State and raped women occupants. It was gathered that the gunmen who stormed the area by 1 am that on tricycles carted away valuables […]

Gunmen Storm Akwa-Ibom Church, Abduct Nigerian Relevangelist, Demand N100m Ransom

LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have kidnapped an Akwa Ibom-based televangelist, John Okoriko. The gunmen kidnapped the cleric on Tuesday evening when they invaded the headquarters of the church in his village, Ibekwe Akpanya in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state Mr Okoriko is the president and founder of the Solid Rock Kingdom Church. […]

Uduak Akpan, Killer Of Akwa Ibom Job Seeker Pleads Guilty To Murder

LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Uduak Akpan on Monday pleaded guilty to the murder of Iniubong Umoren, the Akwa Ibom woman who was lured out of her home with a fake job interview. He was arraigned before a State High Court judge in Uyo. Miss Umoren was raped and killed in April in the outskirts of Uyo […]

N56m Budgeted For Construction Of Classrooms For ‘Ghost School’ In Akwa-Ibom

LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For three consecutive years, Michael Okon Enyong, the lawmaker representing Ibesikpo Asutan/Nsit Arai/Uruan/Uyo Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State, nominated the construction of a three-classroom block for a sum of N56 million in a school, which a PREMIUM TIMES investigation has found not to be in existence. In 2018, N30 million was […]

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