By Jerome-Mario Utomi LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This piece stemmed from an unusual occurrence/event which glaringly did more than anything else to support the claim by well-meaning Nigerians that healthcare professionals do not feel bound to seriously observe basic standards of care or are generally unwilling to accept responsibility for their failure to deliver expected quality…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS) – Ethiopian Olympic gold medallist and national hero Haile Gebrselassie pledged on Wednesday to join the fight against rebellious forces in his country, after the prime minister said he had gone to direct the war from the front lines. The 48-year-old retired champion, who set 27 long distance running records, told…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli’s Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen seems certain to miss the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations as he needs three months to recover from surgery to a smashed cheekbone, the Serie A leaders said on Tuesday. Osimhen suffered multiple face fractures following a clash of heads during Napoli’s defeat at Inter Milan on…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Libya’s top electoral body on Wednesday disqualified the son and onetime heir apparent of the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi from running for president in elections to be held next month, citing his previous convictions. The name of Seif al-Islam Gadhafi appeared on a list of ineligible candidates issued by the country’s High…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An oil spill in Nigeria’s Delta region that has been spewing for more than two weeks will be “speedily addressed,” President Muhammadu Buhari said in a statement on Wednesday. Nigerian oil firm Aiteo Eastern E&P reported the spill on Nov. 5 in the Nembe area of Bayelsa state in Nigeria’s Delta, one…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Italian customs police on Monday dismantled a Nigerian organized crime syndicate that forced dozens of young women into prostitution and begging on the streets of Italy and then smuggled out millions of euros in ill-gained revenues to Nigeria, with cash hidden in suitcase handles or pasta packages. The police said raids in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of E.K. Clark Solidarity For Okowa has distanced themselves from rumour making the rounds that they have endorsed Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Gubernatorial Aspirant Chief Kennet Gbagi as their governorship candidate. A statement signed by the National Publicity and Coordinator of E.K.Clark Solidiarity For Okowa, Prince Akpo Abugo…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced the closure of Marina road from Apongbon Bridge due to the ongoing Blue Line Rail Project. The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos entiled: “Traffic advisory from LASTMA.” Oreagba suggested alternative routes for motorists…