LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many people are feared killed as a container fell from a truck along Ikorodu Road in Lagos State on Sunday night. According to available information, the accident occurred at about 8:30pm at Agric, Ikorodu. The truck, which had an unlatched container, was inbound Ikorodu, when the incident occurred. The Director General of…
SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-LAGOS. The Chaplain of the National Association of Catholic Corps Members, Anambra State Chapter, Rev. Fr. Barr. Clement Muozobam, has described the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, as a man whose exemplary past is compulsive reason why Nigerians must talk about him, discuss him in symposia…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Osun State government has directed its ministries, departments, and agencies to immediately implement the report of the panel that recommended sacking of the workers who secured employment with forged certificates. The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in the state, Jacob Adekomi, confirmed that 422 workers would be affected. He said the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has announced Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, as the keynote speaker at its third annual conference holding on Friday, October 4, 2019 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State. A statement signed by GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Olumide Iyanda, confirmed that the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The dollar fell while safe havens and currencies of oil-producing countries rallied on Monday, following an attack on Saudi Arabian refining facilities that disrupted global oil supply and heightened Middle East tensions. Oil prices surged nearly a fifth at one point following the strikes on two plants, including the world’s biggest petroleum…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea striker and Premier League scoring leader Tammy Abraham has left the door open to joining up with the Nigeria national team, leaving England insecure over his future. Gareth Southgate will be sweating on losing the player he called up in November 2017, but has still only played in friendly matches, which…
By Paul Carsten LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS) – When Islamic State gunmen stormed the northeast Nigerian town of Magumeri on the night of August 21, they had free rein. Nigerian soldiers had left the town earlier that month under a new strategy of withdrawing to “super camps” that can be more easily defended against insurgents…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video making rounds online captured moment South Africans engaged in a peaceful demonstration to beg Nigerians and citizens of other African countries for forgiveness over the xenophobic attacks. SEE VIDEO View this post on Instagram South Africans engage in peaceful demonstration to ask #Nigeria and other African countries for forgiveness over…