Archive for: November, 2020

Lekki Shootings: #EndSARS Lawyer Insists On Sanwo-Olu Appearing Before Panel

LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Counsel for some #EndSARS protesters in Lagos State, Mr Adesina Ogunlana, has said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will have to appear before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate on the night of October 20. Ogunlana said since the military claimed before […]

Covid-19 Hits Trump’s Eldest Son, Donald Trump Jr

LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump’s eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus, a spokesman told CNN on Friday. He is one of the frontliners  of the no mask campaigners Don tested positive at the start of the week and has been quarantining out at his cabin since the result,” the […]

Finland Operates ‘Open Prison’ Where Inmates Own Cars, Go To Work, School, Host Guests

LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In Finland, a European country, prisoners are given the chance to enjoy most of their rights and freedoms as non-prisoners even including those who have been sentenced to life imprisonment. The country is currently operating what has been referred to as “open prisons” where prisoners are allowed to own vehicles, leave for […]

Police Rescue Abducted Police Officers As IGP Assured Nigerians Of Improved Security

LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police have successfully rescued Nine (9) Police Officers who earlier went missing on 8th November, 2020 between Kankara town and Sheme in Katsina State after the night commercial bus they were traveling in came under attack by heavily armed men, all dressed in Military Camouflage, but suspected to be bandits. The […]

Embarassing: Nigeria To Resume Fuel Imports From Niger Republic

LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, is set to resume the importation of petroleum products from a neighbouring country, Niger Republic. The Ministry of Petroleum Resources announced on Thursday in a statement that the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday for petroleum products transportation and storage. According to the statement, […]

Punishment: Nigerian Banks To Charge Customers For Failed Transactions On Direct Debits

LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) instructed banks in December 2019 to start punishing customers for failed direct debit transactions caused by the customer’s failure to fund their account. According to the guide, effective as of January 1, 2020, the customer will be charged 1% of transaction amount, or N5,000, whichever is […]

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish Nigeria Stick With Struggling Coach Rohr

LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will resist the temptation to sack under-fire coach Gernot Rohr despite a worrying winless run, national team chiefs insisted Friday. Sports minister Sunday Dare has questioned the competence of the German coach after the Super Eagles failed to win a match this year, drawing three times and losing once. “Nigerian football […]

Malawi Court Frees Fugitive Pastor Declared Wanted By South Africa Govt

LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Malawian millionaire preacher Shepherd Bushiri, wanted by South Africa on fraud charges, was Thursday ordered freed by a court in his native country following his arrest on an international warrant. A court in the capital Lilongwe instructed the unconditional release of Bushiri and his wife Mary, a day after they turned themselves […]

I Was Offered $1m To Publicly Endorse Donald Trump, 50 Cent Claim

LAGOS NOVEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-While Trump is currently the US president, he is set to be replaced in the White House by Joe Biden, after losing out to the Democratic presidential candidate in the 2020 election. Biden racked up 273 electoral college votes – surpassing the 270 votes he needed to win the presidency and beat […]

‘Crude Oil Discovered In Commercial Quantity In Benue Trough’

LAGOS NOVEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Thursday said the volume of crude oil discovered in Benue Trough was in commercial quantity. It said Nigerian geologists were spearheading efforts in the discovery of the commodity in the trough. The corporation’s Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja […]

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