Archive for: August, 2020

Unknown Gunmen Snatch N50m From Accountant Of Niger SSG

LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four Armed Men on Wednesday snatched over N50m cash meant for overhead cost of the office of the Secretary to the State Government, Niger state  from one of the accountants in the office in Minna the state capital. The incident occurred at about 11.30am and it is coming exactly one year after a similar […]

South East Governors Move To Unveil Security Network, Ogbunigwe

LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The strong speculation going viral that the southeast governors would soon unveil the much-awaited joint security network for the zone has become the talk of the town recently. Anyways, it’s not a surprise owing to the critical security challenge facing the country. Chairman of the Southeast Governors’ Forum, and Ebonyi State Governor, […]

Air Peace Sack: Pilots, Engineers Threaten to Withdraw Services To All Airlines

LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), has issued a two-week ultimatum to airlines, who have sacked or plan to sack their pilots and engineers under the guise of COVID-19, to reverse the decision. Its President, Mr Abednego Galadinma, at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos, said pilots and […]

Soldiers Raid Militants’ Hideout In Bayelsa, Kill Six

LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation DELTA SAFE on Tuesday in Bayelsa State raided the Pirates/Militants’ camp and Kidnappers’ hideouts, eliminating six criminals. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Enenche said the troops, acting on credible intelligence, monitored movements […]

Edo Speaker Accuses APC Members, Uzodinma Of Plotting To Violently Take Over Edo Assembly

LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye, has raised the alarm over a plot by the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma and stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, to import a fake mace to violently take over the Edo State House of […]

Akwa-Ibom APC Chairman, Okopido Passes On

LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Akwa Ibom state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ini Okopido is dead. A top member of the party in the state, who confirmed the sad incident, disclosed that Okopido died in the early hours of Wednesday at the Ibom Multispecialty Hospital (IBH), Uyo. According to the source, Okopido died […]

North-South Imbalance: Nigeria In Free Fall To Self-Destruct

By Michael Owhoko LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Praying for Nigeria’s redemption from its current woes is like asking God to prevent a building with defective foundation located in the Lekki area of Lagos from collapse.  Even intercessions by bestof prayer warriors cannot save such a building. As long as Nigeria continue with its current inapt political […]

Why I Urged Senate To Halt Probe Of Chinese Loan-Amaechi

LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Transportation has again given reasons he asked the National Assembly not to probe the Chinese loans. The clause in the agreement signed by the Federal Ministry of Finance on behalf of Nigeria and Chinese Bank on September 5, 2018 has generated a lot of controversies in the country in […]

Beirut Explosion: Port Officials Overseeing Storage, Security Placed ‘Under House Arrest’

LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All Beirut Port security and storage officials are reportedly under house arrest after a massive explosion that left thousands injured and killed at least 100 people has damaged around half of the city. The blast sent seismic shockwaves through the city on Tuesday evening, destroying dozens of buildings and shattering windows. The […]

Lebanon Blast Traced Welder As Death Toll Passes 100, With Over 4,000 Injured

LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It has been claimed that the huge explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed over 100 people and injured more than 4,000, was caused by a welder at work. Close to where the welder was working, there was “highly explosive sodium nitrate” confiscated from a ship by Lebanese authorities and placed in one of the warehouses located near the […]

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