Archive for: March, 2020

Peter Obi Denies Report Of Donating N1bn To COVID-19 Fund — Obi

LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the last Presidential  elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has dismissed reports making the rounds in social media circles that he donated a billion Naira to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) relief fund. “I have not donated to the fund,” Obi said in a statement issued […]

Covid-19: FG Drags Supermarkets, Pharmacies Court Over Hike In Prices Of Sanitisers

LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has filed charges against four supermarkets and their proprietors in Abuja for alleged arbitrary hike of prices of sanitisers, handwash liquids, disinfectants, and other anti-bacterial hygiene products. Court documents made available to Channels Television by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council (FCCPC) named the four supermarkets, which also […]

LASTMA Boss, Chris Olakpe, Passes On

LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief Executive Officer, CEO, and Chairman of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Chris Olakpe, is dead. It was learned that Olakpe, a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police died on Sunday, as confirmed by LASTMA’s Director of Research and Statistics, Isaac Adetimiro. He also said Olakpe did not show any […]

COVID-19: Group Canvasses For Total Lockdown Of Nigerian Seaports

By Mcanthony Onuoha LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the exemption of the Nation”s Seaports from the lockdown order by President Muhammadu Buhari, to curb the spread of Covid-19 which has been ravaging countries of the world, a Maritime advocacy group, Maritime Integrity Initiative (MII)  has asked for total shutdown of seaports saying that it was of […]

President Buhari signs COVID-19 Regulations, 2020

LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Quarantine Act (CAP Q2 LFN 2004) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, which declared COVID-19 a dangerous infectious disease. This was made known […]

Ten Tips For Journalists Covering Covid-19

LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the World Health Organization’s lead, Brazil’s Ministry of Health published guidelines for all businesses in the country, including the media. The guidelines recommend virtual meetings and canceling non-essential trips, and encourage employees to work from home if possible. Managers are advised to adopt alternative schedules so that workers could avoid peak commuting hours. Many Brazilian news outlets are implementing preventive […]

Disturbing Video Shows Dead Bodies Loaded Onto Truck Outside New York Hospitals

LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The coronavirus pandemic has slammed New York City so hard that health care workers are using forklifts to load dead bodies into refrigerated trucks, according to a viral video. The 5-minute and 32-second clip posted to YouTube shows medical officials helping to load the corpses in body bags into the mobile morgue […]

Boko Haram Attacking Us From All Flanks, Nigeria Army General Cries Out

LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Major General in the Nigerian Army, Olusegun Adeniyi has admitted that there has been series of intense attacks from the Boko Haram insurgents in the past days. In a video that surfaced on social media, the Adeniyi who was on battlefield could be heard saying the insurgents are equipped with the […]

T.B Joshua: My Prediction On Coronavirus Was Misunderstood

LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T.B. Joshua, claimed he was misunderstood about his prediction on when the raging coronavirus (COVID-19) would end. Reports had said he gave a timeline of 27 March. Now he has fine-tuned his prediction. He said what he meant was that the virus […]

President Of Christian Association Of Nigeria Escaped Plane Crash In US

LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, on Sunday, narrated how he escaped plane crash that would have taken his life in the United States on his way back to Nigeria in one of his international engagements in February.  Ayokunle who broke the silence during his online Sunday […]

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