Archive for: May, 2021

Maritime Journalists, Experts To Assess 1st Quarter Of The Industry Activities In Nigeria

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Maritime Journalists Association of Nigeria (MAJAN) and maritime stakeholders has concluded plans to hold a one-day programme to review activities and policies in the maritime industry  in first quarter of 2021. A press statement sighted by  NewsRangers disclosed that the programme slated for Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Lagos, will pave the […]

Killings: Monarch, stakeholders Expel Customs Officials From Oyo Community

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Embittered by the unfortunate shooting and killing of four residents of Iseyin Town by men of the Nigerian Customs Service on Thursday, the Aseyin of Iseyinland, Oba (Dr.) Salaudeen Adekunle Ajinese and other stakeholders of the ancient community yesterday pronounced outright expulsion of the security operatives from the community. The monarch made […]

North Korea Pulls Out From 2022 World Cup Qualification

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Asian Football Confederation has announced North Korea has pulled out of qualification for the 2022 World Cup. “The (AFC) has today confirmed the withdrawal of the DPR Korea Football Association from the Asian Qualifiers,” the AFC said in a statement on Sunday. Pyongyang has not yet given an official reason for […]

Protesters Shut Down London, Manchester, Bristol Over Israeli Attack On Gaza

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protesters took to the streets in London on Saturday to demonstrate against the ongoing violence in the Middle East. (May 15)Thousands of demonstrators marched from Hyde Park to the Israeli embassy in Kensington, after a week in which at least 126 people have been killed in Gaza and seven people have been […]

Leicester Thrashes Chelsea To Win First FA Cup

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers hailed the “historical achievement” of his side in beating Chelsea 1-0 on Saturday to lift the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s 137-year history. Youri Tielemans’s sensational winner was witnessed by 22,000 fans at Wembley. The largest crowd for a sports event in England since […]

Kid Reporter Who Interviewed Obama At White House Passes On At 23

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The student reporter who gained national acclaim when he interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009 has died of natural causes, his family says.  Damon Weaver was 23 when he died May 1, his sister, Candace Hardy, told the Palm Beach Post. Further details were not released. He had […]

Appeal Court Sets Aside Conviction Of Companies Linked To Patience Jonathan

LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal has set aside the conviction of four companies linked to Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan. A statement by the companies’ lawyer, Mike Ozekhome SAN, said the judgment was delivered today during a virtual (zoom) court session with attendance restricted to only parties and […]

Presidency Disowns Man Describe As Buhari’s In-Law Accused Of $65m Fraud

LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency says the person declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) is not an inlaw to President Muhammadu Buhari as being claimed in some quarters. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on […]

Police Arrest Niger Republic Gun Runner Who Sells Over 450 Rifles To Bandits In Nigeria

LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian police have just nabbed four suspects from Niger Republic who have confessed to selling four hundred and fifty rifles and ammunitions to bandits in Nigeria. The suspects, whose leader identified himself as Shehu Alli from Niger Republic, were nabbed in Zamfara state and they have now confessed to supplying arms to […]

ICPC Declares Federal Lawmaker’s Daughter Wanted Over Alleged Certificate Forgery

LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Miss Deborah Ighiwiyisi Agbonayinma, daughter of a Member of the House of Representatives, has been declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Deborah is wanted in connection with issues bordering on using fake degree certificates to gain employment with PenCom. Deborah Agbonayinma is the daughter of […]

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