Archive for: May, 2021

College Of Forestry: FG Waves Fees Of Abducted Students, Concludes Plans For Relocation Of School

LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has concluded plans to temporarily relocate the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation from Afaka to a safer location within the Kaduna metropolis. This was also as the government announced that it would now shoulder the responsibility of paying the school fees of all the 37 kidnapped and released students. […]

Disagreement Follows Zimbabwe Chief Orders For Mugabe Remains Exhumed, Reburied At Heroes’ Shrine

LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A chief in Zimbabwe has ordered the exhumation and reburial of Robert Mugabe’s remains at the national heroes’ shrine in Harare after accusing the late leader’s wife of breaking local custom by interring him at his rural home in 2019. Mugabe, who was ousted in a coup that brought Emmerson Mnangagwa to […]

Nigeria Protesters Block Abuja’s Highway After Kidnapping Surge

LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of protesters partially blocked a highway into Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Monday after residents reported a spate of kidnappings in the area. Setting tyres on fire, a crowd barricaded a section of the Abuja-Kaduna highway in the Tafa area of Niger state, bordering the federal capital, an AFP journalist at the […]

After Ouster Of President, Military Detains Mali’s President, PM And Defence Minister

LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Military officers in Mali detained the president, prime minister and defence minister of the interim government on Monday, deepening political chaos just months after a military coup ousted the previous president, multiple sources told Reuters. President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and defence minister Souleymane Doucoure were all taken to a […]

Barge Operators Enumerate Challenges, Appeal For Government Assistance

LAGOS MAY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Faced with numerous challenges for  the smooth operation  and development of  barge operation business in the maritime industry,  members of Barge Operators Association of Nigeria  (BOAN) have called on the Federal Government and regulators  of  maritime industry to come to their assistance so that they can be able to execute their business […]

Late Nigeria Former Senate President Loses Son In Auto-Crash

LAGOS MAY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pharaoh Okadigbo, son of an ex-senate president, the late Chuba Okadigbo, is dead. Pharaoh is said to have died in a car accident that occurred on Saturday, but the cause of his death had not been independently verified as of the time of this report. Reacting to the news of his death […]

Landlord Insists APC Can’t Take Over PDP Calabar Secretariat

LAGOS MAY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As Governor Ben Ayade-led All Progressives Congress (APC) takes over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Calabar, the Police have warned hoodlums to steer clear and not forment any trouble, in view of ongoing renovation work. However, some artisans, yesterday, who claimed to be renovating the PDP Secretariat, were painting it […]

NDLEA Nabs Brazil Based Drug Kingpin With N8bn Cocaine, Rejects $24,500 Bribe

LAGOS MAY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Brazil based drug kingpin has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who also intercepted 36 blocks of cocaine, weighing 27.95 kilogrammes with a street value of over N8billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. A statement signed by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media […]

Liverpool, Chelsea Grab Top-Four Spots As Leicester Crumbles

LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool and Chelsea grabbed the final two Champions League places but Leicester City fell short of a top-four finish for the second successive season on a nerve-jangling final day of the Premier League season on Sunday. Liverpool avoided any drama as they beat Crystal Palace 2-0 to finish in third spot — […]

20 Cross-Country Mountain Race Runners Killed In China

LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100km (62-mile) cross-country mountain race in China. The extreme weather struck a high-altitude section of the race held in the scenic Yellow River Stone Forest near Baiyin city in northwestern Gansu province on Saturday afternoon. […]

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