Archive for: March, 2021

Explosion Hits Abuja Community, Shakes DSS Institute, Dam, Others

LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was an unimaginable scare in Ushafa community, Abuja on Wednesday, when an explosion occurred near the Department of State Services, DSS, institute and around the exit pipe of the only dam supplying water to the entire FCT residence. The explosion, which occurred around 2 pm, DAILY POT gathered, shook houses in […]

AFCON 2022 Qualifiers: Odion Ighalo Gatecrashes Super Eagles Camp In Lagos

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former first choice striker of the senior national team of Nigeria Odion Ighalo paid a surprise visit to the team earlier on Thursday at their AFCON 2022 training camp. Olakanlo Tosin who is with the team at their Lagos camp posted a picture of the former Manchester United striker who retired from […]

Pirates Abduct Six Julius Berger Workers, Demand $1.5m Ransom

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sea pirates have attacked the Bonga oil field in between Delta and Rivers states, abducting six workers of the Julius Berger Construction Company who were on board a barge. SaharaReporters learnt that the pirates also attacked the captain of the tow barge, and had reached out to the company to demand $1.5 […]

Customs Officer Drowns In Boat Mishap While In Pursuit Of Smugglers

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Western Marine Command, on Wednesday, said it lost an officer in a boat mishap on Monday. The Public Relations Officer, Idaho Sulaiman, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos. He said the incident occurred at about 6:10 p.m. on March 22, while operatives of the command, Akere […]

Africa Phone Users Lament Increase In Cybercrime, But Unwilling To leave WhatsApp

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Africa’s mobile users are increasingly concerned about the mobile risks and the potential for digital identity theft; however, this is not stopping them from using their favourite messaging platforms and applications. This emerged in new research carried out by KnowBe4 among over 700 smartphone users in Nigeria, Mauritius, Egypt, South Africa, […]

Trade Fair Market Traders Set Colleague’s Shop Ablaze Over Death Of Apprentice In Police Custody

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Angry traders of Trade Fair Market located   along Lagos-Badagry Express road in Lagos state  were alleged to have set ablaze the shop of their colleague, Fidelix Eduka over the death of his apprentice, Chinemremu Ogbu  at the Trade Fair Divisional police Cell. Controversy has continued to surround the circumstances of Ogbu’s death, […]

Sanwo-Olu, Amaechi, Bala Usman To Storm MAJAN Maritime Summit On Apapa Gridlock

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Governor,  Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Minister of Transportation,  Rotimi Amaechi, Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala Usman and Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa are among the personalities expected at Maritime Association of Nigeria (MAJAN) summits. A statement signed by President of MAJAN, Comrade […]

Nigeria Navy, Western Allies Kick-Start Naval Drills In Piracy Hotspot In Golf Of Guinea

LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria and several Western allies have begun annual joint naval drills in the Gulf of Guinea to combat piracy and other criminal activities, officials said Wednesday. The area is a major maritime trade route stretching from Senegal to Angola, but a recent surge in piracy attacks has prompted shippers to call for […]

Peter Obi Felicitates With Prof. Ben Nwabueze At 90

LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Immediate past Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has joined other Nigerians of goodwill in congratulating Prof. Ben Nwabueze, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. In a message made available to the press by his Media Office signed by Mr. Valentine Obienyem, Obi said that […]

Crack In Buhari, Tinubu camps widens As 2023 Politicking Gather Momentum

LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the 2023 politicking begins to gather momentum, the crack between the camps of President Muhammadu Buhari and that of a national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has widened, Daily Trust reports. But while some sources admitted there are issues between the two strongmen, a university lecturer with a […]

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