Archive for: May, 2021

Gunmen Kill Former PDP National Chairman In Owerri

LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Special Adviser Political to President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak was murdered by gunmen in Owerri Imo State.  The news of his death was made known by his classmate, Dr Umar Ado in a statement on Sunday. Even though, the statement did not said what took him to Imo but unconfirmed sources […]

Gunmen Abduct Over 200 Students In Niger State School

LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian officials say gunmen have kidnapped many students from an Islamic school in Nigeria – the latest in a series of such attacks on schools. Authorities in Niger state confirmed to the BBC that gunmen had seized an unknown number of students from the school in the town of Tegina on Sunday. […]

Tensions Rise In Nigeria On Biafra Remembrance Day

LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Tensions ran high on Sunday in southeastern Nigeria as the former separatist region commemorated the more than one million people who died in the Biafra war and famine of the late 1960s. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the leading separatist group, is remembering war victims over two days, with a candlelit […]

Electricity Consumers To Be Compensated For Under-Supply From July

LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has moved to enforce compensation to electricity consumers for the under-supply of power to their homes and businesses with effect from July. This follows several complaints by energy consumers that the Service-Based Tariff (SBT), which has led to a huge increase in electricity bills paid by […]

Kwara School Shut Down Over Suspected ‘Demon’ Invasion

LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-St Clairs Anglican Girls Grammar School, Offa, in Kwara State, was on Friday shut down following the alleged ‘Strange voice of Demons’. The strange incident caused panic among students and teachers of the school. Parents of students have been allowed to evacuate their wards, according to the Senior Principal, Mrs F.B Ogunwole. […]

Ponzi Scam: EFCC Nabs Crime Alert Investment Boss, Amos Olaniyan Over Alleged N128m Fraud

LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Amos Olugbenga Olaniyan for allegedly defrauding people of more than N128,000,000 in a fraudulent investment scheme. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement said Olaniyan was nabbed following series of complaints. The petitioners alleged that Olaniyan, through his company, DHIL Nigeria Limited, […]

Liverpool Picks Interest In Nigeria Winger, Samuel Chukwueze

LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool have been linked with a move for Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze ahead of the upcoming transfer window. What’s the story? According to CaughtOffside, the Reds are interested in acquiring the 22-year-old’s signature over the summer after impressing in the last couple of campaigns. The report also claims that fellow Premier League […]

Wizkid, Burna Boy Nominated For 2021 ‘Best Int’l Act’ BET Awards

LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Grammy-winning superstars, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid and Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy got a nomination each at the 2021 BET Awards. BET announced this on their official Instagram page on Thursday, the 27th of May 2021. Burna Boy won the “Best International Act” category at the 2019 […]

Why Africa Continues To Retrogress Economically –Peter Obi

LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has given, among others, low volume of export trade in African region, general lack of policies implementation, excessive urge to consume rather than produce, corruption and leadership failure, as the reasons for continued retrogression and […]

Nigeria Reacts As Cleaner Returns Wads Of US Dollars Found In Room After Guest Checkout

LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man, Obiefoh Sunday, who is a housekeeper at the Lagos Continental Hotel, has shown true honesty in his work. His boss, Muhammad Ashraf, on his LinkedIn page wrote about how the young man found some wads of US dollars in one of the rooms he went to clean after the guest […]

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