LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Borno governor Babagana Zulum on Tuesday ordered the demolition of brothels and other black spots in Maiduguri, the state capital. Zulum gave the directive during a visit to ‘Bayan Quarters’, a settlement around Railway staff quarters believed to be habouring criminals, prostitutes and illicit drug traders. The governor expressed concern over the […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some former members of the Islamist militia, Boko Haram, protested in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Friday alleging abandonment by the government. About 6,900 members of Boko Haram surrendered to the Nigerian authorities and renounced their membership of the terrorist organisation. The former terrorists, who are undergoing a deradicalisation and rehabilitation […]
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LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, 7 division garrison, have arrested 15 members of a suspected criminal group operating within Maiduguri, Borno capital. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reported that the group was busted by the troops after residents of the Gwange, Umarari and Jajeri areas of […]
Jun 12 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 heard how a former minister of power, Mohammed Wakil and others shared a sum of N450million meant to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential election in Borno State. The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial […]
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LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has disclosed that work on Port Harcourt-Maidugiri Eastern rail line has been suspended due to insecurity and vandalism of railway properties along the corridor. Sambo who was speaking during the Ministerial inspection tour of the project, Friday, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said China Civil […]
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LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election’s, Mr Peter Obi made a surprise visit to Maiduguri on Thursday. Obi was sighted among congregation at St Patrick Catholic Church during the episopal ordination of the Maiduguri auxiliary bishop. Obi however declined to comment, saying he came only to attend […]
Jul 8 2022 | Posted in
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LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian entrepreneur Mustapha Gajibo has been converting petrol mini-buses into electric vehicles at his workshop, but he is now going a step further to build solar battery-powered buses from scratch in a push to promote clean energy and curb pollution. Africa’s top producer and exporter of crude oil has heavily-subsidised gasoline and […]
May 17 2022 | Posted in
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LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A police officer simply identified as Sergeant Bello has shot and killed at least six mobile police officers in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. The incident happened inside the police college quarters of Borno Police headquarters in Maiduguri, according to sources. A senior police officer told our correspondent that the errant officer is […]
Mar 4 2022 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet-to-be-identified policeman has shot dead a staff sergeant of the Nigerian Army attached to Operation Hadin Kai, identified only as Donatus. Sources said the policeman was drunk. The incident reportedly happened at the Shehu of Borno palace general area in Maiduguri. A twitter user, @Zagazola who confirmed the incident described the […]
Feb 3 2022 | Posted in
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LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of Nigerian Boko Haram jihadists who are being held in a camp after surrendering to the military rioted on Wednesday to demand the right to slaughter cows for meat, sources said. The riot prompted residents in the northeast city of Maiduguri to lay siege to the camp, wielding swords, daggers and […]
Nov 19 2021 | Posted in
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