Archive for: May, 2020

Pakistani Airliner With 107 People Aboard Crashes Into Residential Area In Karachi

LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Pakistani airliner with more than 100 people aboard crashed in the southern city of Karachi on Friday, according to reports. Images aired on national TV showed the Pakistan International Airlines flight, an Airbus A320, had slammed into a residential area. “The plane crashed in Karachi. We are trying to confirm the […]

Nigeria Customs Intercepts N1.2bn Marijuana On Lagos Water Ways

LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service have intercepted drugs suspected to be Cannabis Sativa valued at N1,002,050,000 during a seagoing patrol on Lagos waters. The Controller of the command, Comptroller Olugboyega Peters, revealed this in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. Peters described the seizure as the […]

NDLEA Dismantles First-Ever Hashish Oil Clandestine Laboratory In Lagos, Arrest Owner

LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A clandestine laboratory for the production of Hashish Oil, a derivative from Cannabis sativa has been dismantled by the Serious Enforcement Team of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The laboratory was located in an apartment on No. 7, Imam Augusto Close, Victoria Island-Lagos. In the course of the operation code-named Hash-Caste, […]

Ogun: Decomposed Body Of Missing Hotelier Found In Car Trunk

LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A popular hotelier in Ogun State who went missing on Monday night has been found dead inside his car trunk along Owode-Idi-Iroko Road. Alhaji Jimoh Bello, the owner of Uncle J. Bee Hotel located at 168, Lagos-Idiroko Road, Owode, Yewa South Local Government area of Ogun State, was found after three days […]

Nigeria States To Get $1.5bn From World Bank As Covid-19 Economic Stimulus

LAGOS May 22nd (newsrangers)- The World Bank has got a proposal of 1.5 billion dollars to states as part economic stimulus to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed. Ahmed briefed State House correspondents on Thursday after the virtual National Economic Council (NEC) meeting anchored from the Presidential Villa, […]

Covid-19, Falling Oil Prices Forcing Nigeria Economy Into Recession-Finance Minister

LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The nation’s finance minister, Zainab Ahmed, says the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices are set to force the economy into recession. Ahmed made the comments after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday. “On the economy, COVID-19 has resulted in the collapse in oil prices,” she said. “This will […]

Post-Lockdown: Peter Obi Suggests Template For Nigeria’s Economic Recovery

LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown in many parts of the country, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, His Excellency Mr. Peter Obi, has suggested what he described as a pathway to national economic recovery, capable of lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty. […]

Six Matcheted, Journalist Escapes Death 20 Robbers Invade A Street In Oyo State

LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 20 dare-devil robbers invaded Jamade Street, Opposite Goshen land, a sub-community of Apete in Ido Local Government of Oyo State early Thursday morning inflicting deep matchete cut wounds on no fewer than six persons and carted away valuable properties. Sources in the communities stated that the robbers arrived around […]

Tyson Fury Will Go The Way Of Other Boxers, Anthony Joshua Boasts

LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Anthony Joshua views Tyson Fury as “just another fighter” as he seeks to solidify his heavyweight legacy. Joshua regained the IBF, WBA and WBO titles with a lopsided points win over Andy Ruiz Jr last December, instantly avenging his shock knockout loss to the Mexican earlier in the year. Two months later, Fury […]

Family Of Murdered Saudi Journalist, Jamal Khashoggi ‘Forgive’ Their Father’s Killers

LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Friday they “forgive” the killers of their father, an announcement analysts said effectively grants clemency to five convicted people on death row. Khashoggi — a royal family insider turned critic — was killed and dismembered at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul in October […]

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