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Naira, Argentine Peso Ranked Against 15 Weakest Currencies Performing Poorly Against U.S. Dollar

LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A recent report by Statisense has ranked the Nigerian Naira and the Argentine Peso among the top 15 weakest currencies against the U.S. dollar, highlighting ongoing economic challenges in both nations. Naija News reports that this revelation follows a considerable depreciation in the value of the Naira. The currency hit a record […]

ASP, Accomplice In Trouble  Over Alleged Abduction Of Two-Week-Old Baby, Four Others

LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have arrested an Assistant Superintendent of Police, identified only as Kulu, alongside her accomplice, one Elizabeth, for allegedly abducting five children.  The children abducted includes a less than two-week-old-baby girl from Sokoto State, three toddlers under the age of two, and a five-year-old […]

Female Taiwanese Investor Allegedly Defrauded Of $1.1m Accuses EFCC, DSS, Police Of Compromising

LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Taiwanese investor in Nigeria, Ivy Hung, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the recovery of an alleged $1.1m fraud suffered by her company, Polleen Corporation. Ivy Hung lamented that all attempts to bring the fraudster to justice over the  $1,164,646 fraud has proved abortive, alleging complicity on the […]

Fare Hike: Travelers, Commuters Cry Out As Petrol  Scarcity Bites Harder

LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Travellers and commuters nationwide were stranded at bus stops and motor parks yesterday as the petrol scarcity in the country bites harder. This came as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd, and oil marketers said they were intensifying efforts to tackle the scarcity. Many filling stations without the product remained […]

Oro Festival: Lagos Community Warns Females To Stay Indoors May 16

File photo of traditional worshippers during their festival

LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This year’s edition of the annual traditional ‘Oro’ festival, usually held in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has been scheduled for May 16, 2024, daytime and nighttime. This was disclosed in a letter issued by the Ayangburen Palace and signed by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi; a copy of which was sighted […]

Consumer Protection Tribunal Restrains MultiChoice From Increase DStv, Gotv Subscription Rates

LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, issued a restraining order on Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from increasing its tariffs and cost of products and services. Multi-choice had last week announced a price increment across its DStv and GOtv packages effective May 1, 2024. The pay-TV company claimed the […]

CBN Directs Kudo Bank, OPay, Moniepoint, Pampay To Halt Opening Account For New Customers

  LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kuda Bank, Moniepoint, OPay and Palmpay have paused account opening for new customers following a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The directive came two days after the EFCC blocked 1,146 bank accounts involved in unauthorised forex dealings.  “We’ve temporarily paused new signups on our platform. This means that you’ll […]

How To Avoid Scammers New Strategy Of Defrauding  Unsuspecting Victims

LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As scammers notice that their victims are getting used to how they operate, they find other strategies to defraud unsuspecting individuals. The new strategy is to call a random number and from the flow of the conversation, lie to the call receiver that a relative of theirs is sick and needs urgent […]

Travelers In Trouble For Allegedly Beating  Policewoman To Death

LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested 16 suspects in connection with the murder of a female inspector in front of Taabaa Police Station in Khana local government area of the state. The incident occurred on April 25th while the policewoman identified as Christiana Erekere was on […]

Couple Allegedly Torture 9-Year-Old Daughter To Death Over Alleged  Witchcraft In Adamawa

LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian couple has allegedly tortured their daughter to death in Adamawa State, SaharaReporters has learnt.  The couple, Yakubu Isa Arisko, 36, and Veronica Linus, 34, reportedly conspired and murdered their daughter, Eunice Yakubu, whom they accused of practising witchcraft.  They reportedly tied the 9-year-old with a rope and left her in […]

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