LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Criminals dressed in fake military uniforms opened fire on spectators at a cockfight in rural Ecuador, killing 12 unarmed people and wounding several others, police in the violence-plagued South American nation said Friday. Security footage of Thursday night’s attack showed a group of at least five men entering the arena and opening…
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Benin Tradition Council has banned the wearing of chieftaincy traditional costumes specifically meant for the Oba of Benin, Oba’s wives, the royal family and titled chiefs by members of the public during ceremonies. DAILY POST reports that the Benin Traditional Council listed such costumes as round coral bead (lkele), Eben (ceremonial…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An 1,800-year-old silver amulet discovered buried in a Frankfurt, Germany, grave, still next to the chin of the man who wore it, has 18 lines of text written in Latin on just 1.37 inches of silver foil. That could be enough to rewrite the known history of Christianity in the Roman Empire….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video of Ivorian goalkeeper Yahia Fofana has caused a buzz online after an unusual item, allegedly ‘Juju,’ was tied around his waist during AFON final match against the Super Eagles. The video, which surfaced online, shows a black material tied around the goalkeeper’s waist with a white rope, leading to speculations…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was a serious apprehension at Archangel Raphael Catholic Church, Garki Abuja, Police Barracks, yesterday when an unidentified turbaned man invaded the church premises, The Nation reports. According to eyewitnesses, the man who wore sunglasses and a hat that had the inscription ‘POLICE” on it, did not have a tenable explanation when…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court of Nigeria has granted the use of hijab by female Muslim students in Lagos State Government-owned schools. The apex court delivered the ruling upholding the use of hijab by Muslim students on Thursday in Abuja. The court dismissed an appeal by the Lagos State Government and upheld the earlier…
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…