LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 3,740 players win Western Lotto in March 2018. This is an increase of 49.6% percent over the month of February. Yomi Ogufowora, managing director, said the cash prize payouts reflect the commitment of Western Lotto Nigeria Limited to “empower and upgrade the lives of people”. Western Lotto offers no…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Managing Director of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Mr. Ahmed Kuru is do a comprehensive review of the corporation’s intervention in the nation’s transport sector in the forthcoming 6th annual Nigeria Transport Awards and Lecture. He is expected to speak on the topic-‘AMCON’s Intervention in Transport and Allied Sector, the…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool put in a stunning first-half performance to defeat Man City 3-0 and give themselves a big chance of progressing to the semi-finals of the Champions League. The build-up to the contest was marred by the actions of the Liverpool fans who ensured that they made their presence felt welcoming the Man…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Enugu State have launched a manhunt for one, Onyenwe Offor Ajah, who allegedly hacked his son to death in an Enugu community. The police spokesman in the state, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Wednesday that the incident occurred on March 28 at Ameke Enu village in…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court has sentenced two staff of Barewa Pharmaceutical Company Limited to seven years in prison over the deaths of at least 80 children as a result of an adulterated teething medicine in 2008. Justice Paul Adamu Galinje, who delivered lead judgement, upheld concurrent judgments of a Lagos High Court and…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four members of a family were Wednesday massacred in Taraba State by the rampaging herdsmen. A 9-month-old toddler, however, survived the attack, eye-witnesses told The Nation. Police Commissioner, David Akinremi, who confirmed the attack and killings, said, the incident, took place in Bikka village of Takum local government area, the home of…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced a certain Raji Babatunde, to death by hanging for stealing seven bottles of beer and one packet of Rothmans cigarette. Justice Cornelius Akintayo, in a judgement delivered on Wednesday, found Babatunde guilty of armed robbery for being in possession of axe and…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of $1 billion for the procurement of equipment to arm the security agencies in the country more in the fight against insurgency. The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, made this known on Wednesday shortly after a security meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It…