Archive for: February, 2021

Nigeria Int’l Striker, Osimhen Slumps, Regains Consciousness

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria International striker Victor Osimhen reportedly lost consciousness during the Atalanta vs. Napoli tie yesterday and was rushed to the hospital. But Sky Sport Italia would later report that the Napoli striker is now alert after regaining consciousness. The 21-year-old striker was said to have hit his head on the turf after […]

Air Crash: Peter Obi Condoles With NAF, Bereaved Families

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has sympathised with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and families that lost their loved ones in Sunday’s crash of a military aircraft that claimed the lives of seven people. NAF had confirmed later yesterday that seven […]

Plot To Drop Sanwo-Olu In 2023 Thickens

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-There are strong indications that the Lagos State governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, might not make it as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2023 Lagos Governorship Poll as plot to drop the hardworking governor from the race gathers momentum. Plot Against Sanwo-Olu’s Second Term It is two full years to […]

Bandits Strike Again, Abduct Katsina State SSG Father, Seventeen Women

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Amid anxiety over the fate of abducted students of Government College, Kagara, Niger State, bandits struck again in neigbourbing Katsina State, abducting a monarch and 17 women  in two separate attacks. The gunmen were said to have kidnapped the 91-year-old traditional ruler of Kunduru community on Friday night. Sunday Vanguard learned that […]

Consumer Protection Commission To Begin Enforcement Of Electricity Billing Order

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it will commence enforcement of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) billing cap order to ensure effective consumer protection. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, stated this in Abuja, that the move was a more strategic approach toward intervening […]

Imo State Govt Confiscate Okorocha’s Wife Royal Palm Estate

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Imo State Government  has stated that it has confisticated the Royal Palm Estate on Akachi Road, Owerri, which belongs to the state government from wife of Former Governor ,Rochas Okorocha The  land in  question was  given  to  Nkechi Okorocha, Wife of Rochas Okorocha during his administration as a Governor The Commissioner […]

U.S.-Based Newspaper To Host Conference On Reviving Patriotism Among Nigerians

LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A U.S.-based media organisation, Global Patriot Newspapers (GPNews), is set to host an international conference aimed at reviving the spirit of patriotism among Nigerians. GPNews is organising the virtual conference in collaboration with the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), New Jersey Chapter, with support from the Nigerian consulate in New York. The […]

Malcolm X’s Family Releases Letter Indicting FBI, Police Role In His Death

LAGOS BEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of Malcolm X’s family have made public what they described as a letter written by a deceased police officer stating that the New York Police Department and FBI were behind the 1965 killing of the famed Black activist and civil rights advocate. Malcolm X was a powerful orator who rose to […]

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation Of Conservative African Cardinal

LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from a top Vatican post of Cardinal Robert Sarah, a hero to many conservatives who often clashed with the pontiff on theological matters. The African cardinal, who is from Guinea, held various Vatican positions in the last 20 years, the latest as head of the department […]

Global Shipping Leaders Call For Beef-Up Of Naval Presence Of West Africa Coast

LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Global shipping leaders are calling for a beefed-up naval presence off west Africa, amid warnings that the region is facing a Somali-style piracy crisis. Vessels passing through the Gulf of Guinea, a vast stretch of water from Senegal to Angola, are suffering increasingly violent attacks by gangs who operate with near “impunity” […]

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