http://ift.tt/2zL3wEM The ambulances that took the corpses to the mortuary. PHOTO BY: Hameed Oyegbade LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two persons died in Ibokun, Obokun Local Government area of Osun State and four others hospitalized after eating yam flour popularly known as Amala with stew on Friday. One of those that died, Mrs Kehinde Fasanya was a…
http://ift.tt/2i8UV7K LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices are forecast to rise to $56 a barrel in 2018 from $53 this year as a result of steadily growing demand, agreed production cuts among oil exporters and stabilizing U.S. shale oil production, while the surge in metals prices is expected to level off next year, the World Bank…
http://ift.tt/2gJMLCz LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The authorities of Nigeria Prisons Services, NPS, have said the large number of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, members clamped in prisons in its Zone E area of operation has further stretched the already challenging logistics in the prisons. Over 100 IPOB members are currently remanded in various prisons in…
http://ift.tt/2iEwaEk Three of the suspected kidnappers LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Edo State have arrested four suspects, who allegedly killed three policemen and abducted the manager of Ogba Zoo and Nature Park in Benin, Dr Andy Ehanire. Spokesman of the Edo State police command, DSP Moses Nkombe, confirmed this, pointing out that the suspected…
http://ift.tt/2zcdLWo Muhammadu Buhari LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The activities to articulate the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari kicked off with the official opening of Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) national headquarters in Abuja Friday. It was a gathering of politicians comprising state governors, cabinet ministers, National Assembly members and government appointees, professionals, military personnel, appointees of…
http://ift.tt/2zUsiDf LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NESRANGERS)-The 32 national teams competing at the 2018 World Cup will share $400m (344 million euros) in prize money, a 12 percent increase from the 2014 tournament, FIFA said Friday. The purse at the previous edition in Brazil was $358m – $35m of which was awarded to champions Germany, with runners-up…
http://ift.tt/2xshnz1 Gowon LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWRANGERS)-Ex-Head of state, General Yakubu Gowon has said that restructuring Nigeria is impossible. General Gowon said Nigeria’s restructuring is impossible because the country is made up of over 5000 ethnic groups with ethnic dialects and languages which would not allow each group to yield to another in terms of concession…
http://ift.tt/2zHQqYI Hameed Ali LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) yesterday said 3,665 vehicles have been seized between 2015 and 2017 with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N13.164 billion. The Customs boss also gave an update on the 18 vehicles seized in Abuja recently, saying 10 out of the…