LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-IgbereTV reports that during a live Video Broadcast on Saturday night, the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, revealed that Niger Delta Leader, Asari Dokubo duped him of the sum of 20 Million Naira while he (Kanu) was in prison in the year 2016. Kanu said, “The…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali has taken a new bride, Hajiya Zainab Abdullahi in a Wedding ceremony devoid of fanfare because of COVID-19. Hameed Ali’s first wife, Hajiya Hadiza Jummai Ali died in Abuja on October 29th, 2018. She was 53 years old. Hajiya Ali who was the first lady…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-About 50 journalists working with Microsoft are set to lose their jobs, as the American multinational tech giant reportedly moves to replace them with robots. According to local media reports, those affected are contract employees working as curators for the company’s news website, MSN. They perform functions such as selection of stories,…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In the wake of mass outcry and protest over George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, the person who brought his story to light is already experiencing harassment. Darnella Frazier, the 17-year-old who took the video of George Floyd being suffocated and killed by police on Monday, now says that she’s facing a series…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Fox News reporter was pummeled and chased by protesters who had gathered outside the White House early Saturday as part of nationwide unrest following the death of George Floyd. For several journalists across the country, the demonstrations were taking an ominous, dangerous turn. A television reporter in Columbia, S.C., was hurt…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, speaks on the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 elections and other issues. Excerpts: How would you assess the way the Federal Government has handled the COVID-19 pandemic? The…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)- The European Union on Saturday called on the United States to “reconsider” the decision to sever ties with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump said Friday he was severing US ties with the WHO, accusing it of failing to do enough to combat…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s three refineries located in Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Warri have recorded a combined loss of N50 billion in five months (January to May) 2020. The disclosure was made by Mr Joseph Nwakuwe, during a webinar seminar titled ‘Repositioning the newsroom to respond to changes in the oil sector in a COVID-19…
