Archive for: December, 2021

World Bank Warns Nigeria Govt Against Increase Of Electricity Tariffs

LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS) – The World Bank has cautioned Nigeria and other emerging economies against raising electricity tariffs. The Bank, in its latest Commodity Markets Outlook forecast, argued that such steps will push inflation in 2022, adding that prices of electricity, which peaked at 80 per cent this year compared to 2020, will remain high next […]

Zamfara Elder Statemen Cry Out Over Indiscriminate Release Of Arrested Bandits

LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A group of elder statesmen in Zamfara State has raised alarm over the alleged indiscriminate release of arrested bandits and their collaborators by the authorities in the state. They urged the law enforcement agencies to stop the act, citing it as one of the factors responsible for the escalation of the insecurity […]

Yuletide Tragedy: Dog Eats Drunk Herbalist’s Private Parts In Calabar

LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The  yuletide  season turned tragic  for a 60-year-old herbalist in Calabar, named Ani Ikoneto, who had his private parts bitten off and eaten by his dog. The man, who lives at 12, Jebbs Street in Calabar South, according to neighbours, went on a drinking spree on Christmas Eve and returned home drunk. […]

Maradona’s Junior Brother Dies Of Heart Attack, 13 Months After His Death (PHOTOS)

LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hugo Maradona, the younger brother of Argentine football legend Diego, has died of a heart attack at the age of 52. Hugo suffered the fatal attack at his home in Naples, the city where Diego played at the peak of his career and where Hugo played as a junior, around 11.50am Tuesday. […]

AFCON 2021: Eguavoen Worried Over Non Release Of Foreign Players

LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Interim coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, says that he is worried about AFCON 2021 since a lot of European clubs don’t want to release players for the tournament on time.  African Examiner recalls that some managers of top European clubs with African players have kicked against the timing of AFCON, […]

New Year: Prophets Of Doom To Serve Five Years Jail Term In Ghana

LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ghanaian Police Force have warned religious leaders against negative utterances during New Year messages or they risk a jail term of seven years. “As the year 2021 draws to a close, the Ghana Police Service wishes to draw the attention of Ghanaians, especially religious groups, to the fact that whereas we […]

Next Cash And Carry: Anambra Govt Sympathies With Peter Obi’s Family

LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anambra State Government on Tuesday sympathised with former governor Peter Obi and his family over the Boxing Day fire incident which engulfed their multibillion naira Next Cash and Carry Supermarket in Abuja. In a statement, Anambra commissioner for information and public enlightenment C Don Adinuba said the business concern was a testimony […]

How Desmond Tutu Saved Man From Being Burned Alive By Angry Mob

LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As South Africa celebrated the life of anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday, one of his daughters recalled the day he saved a young man from being burned alive by an angry mob as one of her proudest memories. In 1985, the country was in a state of emergency […]

Yahoo Boy Flees After Alleged Killing Of Lover, Removal Of Vital Organs

LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A suspect, simply known as Osas, is on the run after allegedly killing his girlfriend, Elohor Oniorosa, on Christmas eve in what is suspected to be a ritual killing in Benin, Edo State. According to the Police spokesperson, SP Bello Kontongs, the father of the deceased, William Oniorosa, reported the case to […]

Twenty Four Hours After, Next Cash And Carry Supermarket Still On Fire

LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty Four hours after a massive fire engulfed Next Cash and Carry Supermarket in the Jabi area of the Federal Capital Territory, firefighters are still struggling to completely put out the fire. This as security operatives have denied journalists access to the premises of the razed Supermarket. The supermarket which is one […]

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