LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hoodlums suspected to be herdsmen have allegedly destroyed a rice plantation in Asolo village, a suburb of Uso in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The farm, owned by a group of rice farmers, was allegedly invaded by the herdsmen who were reportedly armed with AK47 rifles. The herdsmen, according to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Founder and general overseer of the Living Faith Church, a.k.a. Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has described the controversial hate speech bill as a ‘crazy idea.’ The cleric, who claimed the aim of the bill was to silence Nigerians boasted that no one can silence a man of God because he is…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has condemned the renewed attacks on Nigerian traders in Ghana, describing it as uncalled for. The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said the reported cases of attacks on Nigerian shops and traders…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Banks in Nigeria sacked total of 2,929 workers in the third quarter of 2019 according to fresh data from the National Bureau of Statistics. The details are contained in a report on Selected Banking Sector Data: Sectoral Breakdown of Credit, ePayment Channels and Staff Strength data posted on the NBS website….
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos pastor has been accused of hiring people to kill his female colleague for being more popular. According to a report by The Nation, the pastor in charge of The Life House Ministry, Ojo Barracks, Ojo, Lagos, Pastor Benjamin Akinsanya was on Tuesday arraigned before an Igbosere Chief Magistrate`s Court for…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities of Lekki Concession Company has said that, effective from Wednesday, January 1, 2020, cash payment will no longer be accepted at the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge toll plaza. Road users were notified of the company’s intention on Monday via a giant banner on display. The banner states: “No more cash payment @Lekki-Ikoyi…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The operator of Oil Mining Lease OML30, Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited, has debunked the unfactual and misleading reports on the oil spill incident in Ekpan community, a pipeline host community to the company. Heritage’s Community Relation Department, in a statementmade available to NewsRangers yesterday, said the reports in the media that…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The La District Police Command has arrested two persons in possession with human parts at Tse-Addo, near La in Accra. The suspects have been identified as Seth Kofi Laine from Benin and Fred Sasu, a Togolese. The two were apprehended upon a tip-off in a special operation led by Superintendent Anita Abrokwa,…