LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has announced increased security measures for Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary celebration. Ahead of the October 1 event, security has been enhanced in and around the venue – Eagle Square in Abuja. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, made the announcement in a statement Tuesday night. He noted that from midnight…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Today, the 30th of September 2020, this early morning there was an accident involving a BRT Bus and two bike men, popularly Known as okada men at the Iyanu-ipaja Area of Lagos State, the south west of Nigeria. The incident left 3 persons dead, the two bike men and a passenger. An…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the federal government will soon reopen Nigeria’s land borders. Speaking during a webinar organised by The Africa Report, Osinbajo said the federal government is working towards reopening the borders. The webinar, which was themed “Bouncing back: Nigeria’s post-pandemic recovery plan”, focused on issues regarding government…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bishop of Ideato, Anglican Communion, Rt. Rev. Henry Okechukwu Okeke, has described the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, as a man who lives not just like a politician but like a missionary propagating the gospel of good living and responsible…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis has reportedly refused to meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to Rome over a dispute between the Vatican and China. Mr Pompeo plans to visit the Vatican this week to protest the imminent renewal of a two-year-old deal between the Catholic church and China, which the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Asale of Isale kingdom, Oja-Odan, in the Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Ganiyu Adegbola, has expressed fears of possible reprisal by the residents following the alleged killings by men of the Nigeria Customs Service. The monarch said this while reacting to the recent killing of a 50-year-old…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday clashed over the controversial National Water Resources Bill and the debate on the bill turned into a shouting match. Some members of the House, mostly from the southern part of the country and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, raised various legal and procedural issues…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is panic in Inen Ikot Esse village in OrukAnam local government area of Akwa Ibom, as gunmen suspected to be cultists invaded a Pentecostal church and shot one of the church elders identified Elder Friday Ufenang. It was gathered that the suspected cultists numbering over 10 had stormed the church premises…
