By Amos Odeh LAGOS AUGUST 31ST The Federal Medical Centres Yenagoa and Yola have underwritten the cost of surgical procedure to separate a set of Siamese twins born to an indigent couple in Nembe, Bayelsa. Dr Dennis Alagoa, Chief Medical Director of FMC Yenagoa said while receiving the babies on arrival at Bayelsa International Airport […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Four persons have been confirmed dead in an accident that involved one tanker, one truck, and six motorcycles at Ikare, Akoko North-East local government. The accident was said to have occurred opposite Okorun Police station, Ikare. Among the dead were a pregnant woman and her two children. Several persons were seriously injured […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)– In another sign that Lionel Messi’s time with Barcelona is coming to an end, the player did not report for required coronavirus testing scheduled for the whole squad on Sunday. Barcelona said Messi was the only player who did not undergo the tests at the club’s training center. The team is […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang underlined his value to Arsenal with a superb goal and the winning spot-kick as the Gunners beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the Community Shield on Saturday. Aubameyang put Mikel Arteta’s side ahead in the first half at Wembley with a typically eye-catching strike. Japan’s Takumi […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the reopening of tertiary institutions effective September 14. “I am pleased to announce that our tertiary institutions will be allowed to reopen from September 14, 2020, all our tertiary institutions,” the governor announced during a briefing on Saturday at the State House, Marina. Schools in […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 25-year-old guard, Daniel Amanda has confessed to raping a stranded housewife identified as Ola in the early hours of the 29th of July. Daniel Amanda, now in Police net, was said to have lured his victim to his house in the city of Ibadan, where he forcefully had canal knowledge of […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba’s hopes of becoming the next president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation has been given a new lifeline after football’s governing body, FIFA on Friday August 28th requested the suspension of the Ivory coast Football federation’s election after the body disqualified the former Chelsea striker from the elections. […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Unknown armed men last night kidnapped the proprietor of Excel Grace Secondary School, Akaajime, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, Pastor Emmanuel Apeh during a church programme and whisked him away to an unknown destination. Vanguard learnt the armed men who took their victim on a motorbike had stormed the venue […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 46-year-old, prominent Nigerian Pastor, in Zimbabwe, Nixon Chibuzor Ohizu, has been arrested for allegedly offering a $2,000(N772,000) bribe to National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) officials. Nixon who is the head pastor of the Empowerment Ministries Church was accused of offering USD 2,000(N772,000) to two high ranking NRZ officials to reverse the […]
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten children have been killed by lightning in the north-western Uganda city of Arua after sheltering in a hut during a storm. The children were playing football when heavy rain forced them to take a break in a nearby grass-thatched structure which was struck by lightning. Nine children, aged 13 to 15, […]