LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 43-year-old man, Friday Ezi, has been arrested by the men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stealing seven cars from the Redemption Camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed these in a statement on Thursday. Oyeyemi said Ezi, who lives…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2029 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the plight of vulnerable and unemployed Nigerians whose survival is tied to their day-to-day activities. Obi, who spoke on the heels of the total lockdown of the country being announced by federal and…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck in the Iheaka community in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State yesterday as a man who was suspected to have beheaded his mother for ritual purposes was killed by his own father. The suspect, Kenneth Ugwu, who is a spare parts dealer based in Lagos allegedly visited his…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has described as false the report that President Muhammadu Buhari and his sick Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari were secretly flown abroad for treatment. This is coming after Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari tested positive for the novel Coronavirus disease, while PMB tested negative. The fears emanating in some…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku, Oyo State on Thursday ordered that three friends, who allegedly beat a man to death, be remanded in a correctional facility, pending legal advice. The police charged Augustine Andy, 42; Johnson Adegwu , 21, and a 17-year-old with two counts of conspiracy and culpable homicide. Chief…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced a donation of over N5billion (USD14 million), through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. According to a statement signed by Ramon Nasir, Head, External and Media Relations of the bank, “The…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)- With the world losing over 15, 000 to death due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the number of people infected rising, an advocacy group under the aegis of Times Journalism Alumni Association(TJAA), has called on employers of journalists globally, especially those under whose employ its members serve, in Nigeria and…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the recent news that sporting events are being cancelled in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak; Conrad Wiacek, Head of Analysis & Consulting at Sportcal, a GlobalData company, offers his view; “The airline industry is being severely impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. With many airlines already grounded and looking to make…
