LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Respondents to the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have called for the “suspension” of proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, on Thursday (today). Thursday was scheduled for the commencement of trial, when the petitioners challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the February…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Report has revealed that, Buni Yadi, the headquarters of Gujba local government area of Yobe state is under attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. It was gathered that heavy gunshots were heard from eastern and western fringes of the town on Sunday, a development that plunged residents into panic. The suspected insurgents…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom has said there is a high threat of kidnap throughout Nigeria. It also warned its nationals against travelling to the North-East, citing that the security environment in the region deteriorated in 2018. Except it is really essential, the UK cautioned its citizens against travelling to Zamfara, Kaduna, Katsina and…
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of the factional Boko Haram sect, who kidnapped Leah Sharibu alongside 109 students in Dapchi, Yobe State, early this year, have demanded N100bn ransom before the girl could be released. According to a diplomatic source who spoke with Punchng, the source, which claimed to be involved in the negotiation for the…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A breakaway Boko Haram faction known as the Islamic State in West Africa has seized some towns in Borno and Yobe states, providing protection to Muslim residents and collecting taxes from them, Reuters reports. The Federal Government and the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) have, however, described the report as a tissue of lies….
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram on Wednesday returned the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapped from the Government Girls School in Yobe. Report reaching NewsRangers revealed that the insurgents group returned the girls in six vehicles, an episode similar to how they were taken away. Report from TVC which disclosed that newsmen where not allowed to witness…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Aisha Yesufu, co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop game of comparison with ex-president Goodluck Jonathan. This is in response to the president’s statement during his visit to Yobe on Wednesday. President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said his administration responded better than the immediate…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari vowed Wednesday his government will never give up until the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants go free. “There will be no rest till the last girl, whether from Chibok and (or) Dapchi, is released,” Buhari said in a statement, referring to the towns where the terror group…