Archive for: April, 2019

Report Reveals Bearded Men Carry More Bacteria Than Dogs

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Men’s beards carry more germs than dogs do in their fur, a study has found. Scientists looked at the levels of bacteria lurking in 18 men’s facial hair and 30 dogs from different breeds. “The researchers found a significantly higher bacterial load in specimens taken from the men’s beards compared with the […]

Single Mother Allegedly Kills Four-Year-Old Daughter With Rat Poison

LAGOS APRIL 19TH NEWSRANGERS)-A single mother, identified as Aina Bello has reportedly killed her own four year old daughter, Sadie by feeding her with rat poison because she had health challenges. She was subsequently arrested by detectives in the state police command. Police source hinted Vanguard that the ugly incident happened at Iyase Quarter, Arigidi […]

Europe,Developing Countries Provide €10 Grant For Development Of Next-Generation Anti-Malarial Drug In Afrian Countries

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) has granted new funding of €10m over five years to support late-stage clinical trials of a next-generation antimalarial combination including KAF156 (ganaplacide). The trials will be conducted in four countries in West and Central Africa: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali and Niger. Led by […]

Abducted Canadian Reveals How Police Delivered N2.5m Ransom To His kidnappers

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 52-year-old Canadian, Kyliuk Morris, on Tuesday said policemen in Ogun State assisted him to deliver the N2.5m ransom paid to his kidnappers to regain his freedom. Morris, in a chat with PUNCH Metro in Abeokuta, said his ordeal started when he was abducted by the hoodlums at Fidiwo, in the Obafemi-Owode […]

Absenteeism: Wike Suspends 12 Local Govt Chairmen

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWRANGERS)-Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has suspended 12 local government chairmen for their alleged refusal to attend official state functions. A statement signed by the governor’s Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, indicated that the suspension took immediate effect. Those affected are chairmen of Okrika, Emohua, Abua/Odual, Degema, Khana, Gokana, Ahoada […]

Rwanda: African Development Bank Marks 25th Remembrance Of Genocide Against Tutsi

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With poems, videos and a riveting testimony from a former Prosecutor General of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), in collaboration with the Rwandan Embassy and the Rwandan community in Côte d’Ivoire, observed the 25th commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda […]

Obi Calls For Partnership With Church, Decries Killing Of Ex-Lawmaker

LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice-Presidential Candidate of PDP, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on good-spirited Nigerians to always support the Church for meaningful development. Obi gave the advice on Wednesday after participating at the Chrism Mass at Awka, Adazi-Nnukwu and Nimo. Recalling that Chrism Mass is a time the Church set aside for the blessings […]

Buhari To Tribunal: I’m Far More Qualified Academically Than Atiku

LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to allegations contained in the petition by Atiku Abubakar and his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) before the presidential election tribunal. Buhari, in a response filed on April 16 by a team of lawyers led by Wole Olanipekun (SAN), put a lie to the claim by […]

Buhari Directs CG Customs, Heads Of FIRS, NDIC Other Agencies To Submit Handing Over Notes

LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali (Rtd), the Accountant General of the Federation and 12 other heads of agencies under the Ministry of Finance to submit their handing over notes latest by April 23. The directive was contained in a circular with reference […]

Corruption Scandal: Ex-Peru President Shots Self To Dead As Police Wait To Arrest Him

LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Alan Garcia mortally wounded himself with a gunshot to his head Wednesday as officers waited to arrest him in a big graft probe that has put Peru’s most prominent politicians behind bars and provoked a reckoning over corruption. Authorities broke through a door at Garcia’s mansion in a leafy, upscale […]

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