2019 March | NEWS RANGERS

New Zealand Mosque: Survivors Give Gory Account Of How Gunman Massacred 49 Worshipers

LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ramzan Ali said he was among 300 people attending Friday prayers at Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, when a gunman burst through the front door. The 62-year-old is believed to be the last to get out alive in the nation’s deadliest terror attack, according to the New Zealand Herald. Ali […]

Mar 16 2019 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

New Zealand Mosque Attack Suspect In Court, ‘Flashes White Power Hand Gesture’

LAGOS MARH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The right-wing extremist charged over the horrifying attacks on New Zealand mosques flashed a white power gesture as he appeared in court Saturday, while a shell shocked community began digging graves for the 49 people he stands accused of slaying. Australia-born 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant stood largely impassive in the dock wearing handcuffs […]

Mar 16 2019 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Group Urges Buhari To Revoke OML42 Licence, Other OMLs In Ijaw Land

LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ijaw Rebirth National Congress IRNC, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to revoke the licence of Oil Mining Lease OML42, being operated by Neconde Energy Limited and other oil bloc licences in Ijaw land. The group in a letter signed by the Facilitator Mr. Luke Owe, Facilitator queried that in the […]

Mar 16 2019 | Posted in National | Read More »

A look At Angola’s New Oil-Licensing Strategy (2019 – 2025)

By Adriano Rioja Ciprian LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In yet another landmark reform for its hydrocarbons sector, Angola released in February 2019 a new Presidential Decree detailing the country’s oil licensing strategy for the next six years. Published in February 2019, Presidential Decree No. 52/19 is a continuation of the Lourenço administration’s efforts to incentivize investments […]

Mar 15 2019 | Posted in Business,International,National | Read More »

Woman Who Loses Two Children In Lagos Collapsed Building Commits Suicide

LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The building collapse in Lagos Island on Wednesday resulted in a mother, who lost her two children in the incident, committing suicide after she received news of the death of the children. It was learnt that she gave birth to the two children, who were between the ages of six and four, […]

Mar 15 2019 | Posted in National | Read More »

Collapsed Building: Lagos Commences Demolition Of 180 Defective Houses

LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Building Control Agency, on Friday morning, commenced the demolition of defective buildings within Lagos Island. About 180 houses will be demolished in the exercise, according to the General Manager of LASBCA, Mr Lekan Shodeinde. He said 20 would be demolished on Friday. The agency’s task force began with the […]

Mar 15 2019 | Posted in National | Read More »

Forty Nine Killed, Dozens Injured As Gunman Attacks Two New Zealand Mosques

LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than forty nine people were killed and dozens more injured in a mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday when a gunman opened fire inside two mosques. The shootings were categorized as a terrorist attack. “It’s something that we never expected to have happen here,” Christchurch MP Gerry Brownlee told […]

Mar 15 2019 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Dangote, Chevron Nigeria Sign Historic Agreement On Gas Supply

LAGOS, Nigeria, March 14, 2019/ — Dangote Fertilizer Limited has entered into a long-term agreement with Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) for the delivery of Natural Gas from Chevron’s supply portfolio to the fertilizer plant, which is poised to start operations soon. The contract, under the Gas Sale and Aggregation Agreement (GSAA) is part of International […]

Mar 14 2019 | Posted in Business,National | Read More »

Court Orders Guardian Newspapers To Pay Sacked Journalist $99,599, N3m

LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Industrial Court, Lagos Division, has resolved a 33-year dispute between The Guardian newspaper and its one-time foreign correspondent in the United States, Dr Ode Okore. The court, in a judgement by Justice Nelson Ogbuanya, awarded a total of $99,599 and a separate N3m against The Guardian in favour of Okore. […]

Mar 14 2019 | Posted in National | Read More »

Obangame Express 2019 Opens in Lagos, As U.S. Equips Maritime Training School

LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Thursday, senior leaders from the U.S. Africa Command and the Nigerian Navy, representatives of maritime forces from the Gulf of Guinea, Europe, North and South America, as well as regional and international organizations, gathered in Lagos for the opening ceremony of the 2019 Obangame Express. Now in its ninth year, Obangame […]