Archive for: January, 2020

First Person-To-Person Transmission Of Coronavirus Reported In US

LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The first known coronavirus case in the US involving someone who had not traveled to China has surfaced in Illinois, health officials said Thursday. The patient, who was not identified, is the husband of the Chicago woman who became infected after making a trip to the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter […]

Donald Trump’s Spiritual Adviser, Paula White, Adopts MFM Prayers

LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pastor Paula White, spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump of United States, is causing some stir within the United States public sphere with her new firebrand prayers. The source of the prayers, according to the Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com), was linked to the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) church as revealed […]

Customs Intercepts 140kg Of Marijuana Concealed In Second Hand Clothing

LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Customs operatives of the Federal Operations Unit have intercepted 140kg of Indian hemp concealed in two bales of second hand clothing along Abuja-Jos road. The Comptroller, Federal Operations Unit, Zone D, Bauchi, Peters Olugboyega, while handing over the packages to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Plateau State said the […]

Navy Intercepts 2,053 Bags Of Smuggled Rice, Arrest 13 Suspects

LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Mbo local government area, Akwa Ibom State, has arrested 13 suspects and seized 2,053 bags of smuggled rice from them. Speaking on Thursday in Ibaka, Commanding Officer, FOB, Captain Peter Yilme said the suspects were arrested in two different operations on the 26th and 29th […]

Six Months After, Police Begin Moves To File Charges Against Wadume, Eleven Others

LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Since his re-arrest in August 2019, very little has been heard from Taraba State kidnap kingpin, Bala Hamisu, popularly known as Wadume. In a viral video after he was picked-up in Kano State, Wadume said he was released by soldiers attached to Battalion 93, Takum, Taraba State, The soldiers allegedly killed three […]

Malabu Oil Scam: Court Orders Arrest Of Ex-Petroleum Minister, Dan Etete

LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Idris Kutigi has ordered the arrest of former Minister of Petroleum, Dan Etete over his involvement in the Malabu Oil scam. A breaaking news from Abuja by Channels TV said that the Prosecutor, Bala Sanga, in an exparte application informed the court that the arrest of Mr Etete is key to […]

Blackout Imminent As Electricity Workers Threaten Strike Over Failed Agreement With FG

LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Electricity workers have threatened to go on strike if the Federal Government fails to implement the December 11, 2019 agreement it reached with them. They gave the government 14 days to do the needful or face an industrial action. Seven weeks ago, the Federal Government reached an agreement with workers in the […]

Man In Court For Allegedly Killing Five Of His Infant Children

LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A California man has been charged in the serial homicides of five of his infant children. Paul Allen Perez, 57, was arrested in connection with a 2007 cold case involving the death of a child, according to the Yolo County Sheriff’s Department. He’s been charged with five counts of felony murder. According […]

EFCC Employment Saga A Replicate Of Corruption In Nigeria

LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Before now, I have confidently argued severally on different occasions with so many people that the corruption status of Nigeria have definitely reduced to a manageable level or below average since the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) some years now,  hearing news of arrests and thousands of cases […]

‘Nigeria Debt To World Bank Rises From $1.3bn To $9.81bn In One Year’

LAGOS JANUARY 3OTH (NEWSRANGERS)-The total debt owed to the World Bank Group by Nigeria rose by $1.3bn in one year to $9.81bn as of September 2019, latest data from the Debt Management Office showed on Wednesday. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association, which make up the World Bank, have […]

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