LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Founder and Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church, an organization with one of the largest networks of about 11,000 branches in 65 countries has acquired a brand new helicopter. This is in continuation of his quest to ease movement while reaching large numbers of people in his evangelical work. This acquisition…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Tolaram Group, maker of Indomie Noodles, is building the biggest port in West Africa on the east side of Lagos with $1bn facility from China, according to the Financial Times. A report in Financial Times on Tuesday said the Singapore-based company was set to close financing this week for what could…
By Michael Owhoko LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)- Who will rescue Nigeria from the clutch of ethnic venom that is gradually but steadily being secreted by ethnic nationalists through their actions and behavioral disposition? I have opted to refrain from specific examples in this write up to water down envisaged reactions from those who may feel…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-GRAYS, England (Reuters) – British police found the bodies of 39 people inside a truck container believed to have come from Bulgaria at an industrial estate to the east of London on Wednesday. The discovery was made in the early hours after emergency services were alerted to people in the container, on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Brazilian based Nigerians, Ibeh Augustine Chukwuma and Udeagwu Emmanuel Ugwuchukwuat were both arrested at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with a total of eight kilogram. While Ibeh Augustine Chukwuma was arrested with eight kilogram of cocaine, Udeagwu Emmanuel Ugwuchukwuat was nabbed with 3.1 kilogram of cocaine. Statement made available to NewsRangers…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been arrested in connection with a plot to smuggle former Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) chairman AbdulRasheed Maina out of the anti-graft agency’s custody. They are undergoing investigation along with a woman, Zainab Abbas, to determine their involvement in the plot….
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom receives not less than 90 billion pound shady funds from across the world every year, most of them stolen by public officials from Third World countries, including but not limited to Nigeria, foreign experts said in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday. The experts said 87,000 illicit assets in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the closure of Nigerian land borders by the federal government in the last three months, smuggling still persists at the border between Nigeria and Niger Republic, THISDAY’s investigation has revealed. THISDAY gathered that at the border between Jibia in Katsina State and Niger Republic, smugglers have resorted to the use of…