Archive for: March, 2020

10% Of Recovered Coronavirus Patients Test Positive Again After Discharged From Hospital

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As many as 10% of recovered coronavirus patients in China tested positive again after being discharged from the hospital, according to a report. Doctors on the front lines of the outbreak in Wuhan, China — where the virus emerged — reported that between 3 and 10% of cured patients became reinfected with […]

30-Year-Old Woman Caught While Planting Cocaine In Pastor’s House

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-30-year old woman, Mrs. Joy Ogundare, will appear before a Federal High Court in Kano today for allegedly implanting a substance suspected to be cocaine in the apartment of a cleric, Pastor Richard Ekenne. Ogundare, who confessed to the crime, said she wanted to plant the cocaine in Ekenne’s house in order […]

Coronavirus: Nigeria Central Bank Unveils Guidelines For Disbursement Of N50bn

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Guideline for the disbursement of the N50 billion special intervention fund by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been released. The fund is meant to serve as a stimulus package for households and small businesses to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor of the CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, had […]

Catholic Priest Found Dead In His Car In Front Of Parish Gate

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Priest of the Roman Catholic, Rev Fr. Charles Okeje-Odogwu, was reportedly found dead in his car with the engine running in front of the parish gate on Tuesday, March 24. The priest before his mysterious death was the Vicar of Holy Cross Parish, Oroma Etiti community in Anambra West Local Government […]

Nigeria Begs For N120bn To Battle Coronavirus Pandemic

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has appealed to private companies to make voluntary contributions toward the 120 billion naira ($330 million) that the government says it needs to fight the coronavirus epidemic. “So far, the federal government has made giant strides in the fight but it is clear that the private sector needs to step in […]

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive For Coronavirus

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus. The Prime Minister said he has developed mild symptoms and is self isolating in Downing Street. He is continuing to run the government’s handling of the outbreak, he said. In a video released on his Twitter account, Johnson said: “I have developed mild symptoms […]

Empty KLM Aircraft Lands At Lagos Airport, Evacuate 260 Dutch, French Nationals

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An empty aircraft operated by KLM from Amsterdam landed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos on Thursday to evacuate some Dutch and French nationals from Lagos, Nigeria to Paris, France. It was learnt that the flight was duly approved by the Nigerian Government as it falls among the exemptions granted […]

Man In Police Net For Stealing Seven Cars At RCCG Camp, Sells Them In Onitsha

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 43-year-old man, Friday Ezi, has been arrested by the men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stealing seven cars from the Redemption Camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed these in a statement on Thursday. Oyeyemi said Ezi, who lives […]

Coronavirus Lockdown: Obi Fears For Vulnerable, Advises Elected Public Officers To Relocate

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2029 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the plight of vulnerable and unemployed Nigerians whose survival is tied to their day-to-day activities. Obi, who spoke on the heels of the total lockdown of the country being announced by federal and […]

Father Shoots Son To Death For Allegedly Beheading His Mother

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck in the Iheaka community in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State yesterday as a man who was suspected to have beheaded his mother for ritual purposes was killed by his own father. The suspect, Kenneth Ugwu, who is a spare parts dealer based in Lagos allegedly visited his […]

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