LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 65 people were killed and dozens injured after cooking gas cylinders exploded on a train packed with pilgrims in Pakistan on Thursday, some dying after leaping from carriages to escape the inferno, authorities said. Television footage showed flames pouring out of three carriages as people could be heard crying during the incident,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-H.E. John Dramani Mahama, former President of the Republic of Ghana is expected to visit Nigeria to deliver the Seventh Anniversary Lecture of Realnews Magazine on Tuesday, November 19, at the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria “Beyond Politics: An Economic Narrative for West Africa” is the main topic of the Lecture with “The…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, proposed a toast for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The vice president’s toast was proposed at a dinner organised in honour of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Prof….
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 23 presidential election, Peter Obi, has commended Nigerians for their commitment to PDP and to democracy. Obi said this in a statement issued by his Media Office in Abuja while reacting to the Wednesday Supreme Court Judgment which affirmed the election of President…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, has faulted Edward Ijah, the sidekick of popular musician, Davido, for handcuffing and parading the two women who accused Davido of impregnating one of them. Davido’s hype man, known as Special Spesh, had posted a video on Instagram showing the two women, Helen…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An activists and Lagos-based lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo, on Wednesday prayed a Lagos Division of the Federal High Court to halt operation ”Crocodile Smile 4” of the Nigerian military in the state. The lawyer filed the suit marked FHC/L/CS/1951/2019 under the provisions of the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules 2009. The applicant is…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In a major seizure, police in Goa, western India on Tuesday arrested a Nigerian Ifeanyi Pascal Obi, a.k.a Alex and confiscated drugs worth about Rs 3 crore(about $400,000) from him, local media reported on Wednesday. Tuesday’s haul was a massive one considering that the value of the seized drugs was the same…
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Peter Obi, has described the judgement of the Supreme Court as about the future of the country. The apex court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal filed by PDP and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging the election of President…