LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With reports reaching us, the Health authorities in Ivory Coast are investigating a suspected case of Wuhan coronavirus in a female student who arrived from China, officials have said. The said student, whom authorities have not named, is the first person to be tested for the virus on the continent, CNN reports….
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It is noted that a high-profile French restaurateur is stepping down from the restaurant he founded after more than three dozen customers reportedly contracted sexually transmitted diseases after eating there. Jacques DeNoiret had previously won many prestigious awards in his decade-long ownership of restaurant Le Gallion, including a coveted Michelin three-star rating….
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-NewTelegraph reports that police in Ogun State have arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing a four-year-old boy, Hammed Adeniran. The suspects, who were said to be from Jigiwa State, were nabbed at a bus stop at Arepo, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway with the stolen child. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, has succeeded his outgoing Bayelsa State counterpart, Seriake Dickson as the chairman of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum. This confirmation was made in a statement issued Monday by a Special Adviser to Governor Tambuwal, Mr Mohammad Bello. The statement added that the choice of…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is palpable tension in FESTAC Town, Lagos state in Nigeria over influx of unidentified men disguised as “Okada” riders, petty traders and truck pushers, at least this is what they appear to be during the day but at night their mission is beyond the comprehension of residents. Last week, a motorist…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Embattled Air Peace boss Allen Onyema is in the news again, this time around Onyema the chief executive officer of Air Peace has come out condemned international stigmatisation of Nigerians, arguing that it was impeding Nigerians’ success in business. Speaking, Onyema said Nigerian airlines cannot get dry aircraft lease because of international…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Sunday debunked an online newspaper report that claimed it has the highest number of single ladies among churches in Nigeria. The church in a statement by Collins Edomaruse, says that the MFM, through its singles ministry, GEN 218, in the last decade, “Has to its…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senatorial Candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in Imo state, Hon. Ndubuisi Emenike was mistakenly shot Sunday at Eziama in Isiala Mbano Council Area of Imo State. He was immediately rushed to the hospital but there are strong indications that he did not survive the shooting. Emenike was reported to have…