LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Mr. Baba Tela, has tested positive for COVID-19. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had carried out tests on him after exhibiting noticeable symptoms of the disease. According to a statement issued yesterday by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bala Mohammed, Mr. Mukhtar Gidado, the deputy…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A boy who went missing has been found dead in the back of a car with his eyes plucked out in Suleja, Niger state. The 9-year-old boy, identified simply as Emma, had been missing for two days, before his body was found in the parked car on Monday morning, June 1. The…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Davido has been pictured using crutches after he fractured his left leg. His lawyer, Bobo F. Ajudua shared photos of the singer grappling with crutches while wearing a medical walking boot for broken foot. He wrote in his caption: ‘How some people chose to enter June. Nawa. At some point yesterday we were literally…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Legendary Reggae star, Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly known as Majek Fashek died in New York on June 1. It has now been revealed that he died after battling cancer for almost a year, according to Vanguard. The news of his death was announced by artiste manager Joy Tongo. Majek Fashek’s manager, Uzoma Day…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Renewvia Energy Corporation, a global solar developer, and All On, a Nigerian off-grid impact investor, today announced a partnership to electrify rural communities unserved by conventional utilities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The agreement includes a commitment of $1.2 million from AllOnto enable Renewvia to develop and operate solar minigrids…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Police Command has arrested one of the suspects linked to the rape and murder of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa. The 22-year-old 100-level student of the University of Benin, Edo State was raped and killed by unknown persons while reading in RCCG church in Benin city. Confirming the arrest, Spokesman…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the release of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, from prison. Kalu was jailed for 12 years last December following his conviction of N7.1 billion fraud. His firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, was also implicated alongside a former Director of Finance…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Coach Gernot Rohr said he made sacrifices in his new contract with Nigeria in order to guide the country to a fourth Africa Cup of Nations triumph. Rohr, 66, has extended his stay in Nigeria till 2022 after he agreed to a pay cut in the local currency and reside in the…