LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said it will not release the 2023 general election timetable until the Electoral Act Amendment Bill is signed into law. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja during the commission’s first quarterly consultative meeting with political parties. He said; “On the Electoral […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vatican on Tuesday said the second and third ranking Vatican officials under Pope Francis have tested positive for COVID-19. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who is secretary of state, had slight symptoms, and the deputy secretary of state, Archbishop Edgar Pena Parra, had no symptoms, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said. He said both […]
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities on Tuesday said 82 lives had been lost in a spate of severe summer weather that has seen South Africa pummeled by persistent downpours for days. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs said most of the deaths were due to drownings and lightening strikes. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the head […]
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prophet Oladipupo Funmilade Joel a. k. a Baba Sekunderin of the The Way of Reconciliation Evangelistic Ministries (TWOREM) International, Lagos, has landed in trouble over his alleged attempts to assassinate his church member, Akinbo Ayokunle, after allegedly swindling him of N9m and destroying his marriage by sleeping with his wife in order […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians are groaning in darkness for the first time in 2022 after the national electricity grid suffered a major failure on Monday, seizing power supply to homes amidst scorching weather conditions. The situation is exposing companies, businesses, and individual users to economic difficulties, as many Nigerians question why the system continues to […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The trial, of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafran (IPOB) on an amended terrorism charge has been postponed to January 19 (Wednesday). Justice Binta Nyako adjourned the trial after the lead defense lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) sought time to enable him to study the amended 15-count charges […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Illicit drug suspected to be Cannabis indica (Colorado), imported through the Tin Can seaport, has been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), New Nigerian Newspapers has learnt. The substance, made of 94 parcels, was said to have weighed 43. 4kg. The agency, while confirming the report in […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has uncovered an illegal oil bunkering site in the Ikeja area of Lagos. The Operation Officer, 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Major Tarela Emuren, who disclosed this to journalists on Monday, said criminals used the facility to refine and transport crude oil to different filling stations in the […]
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LAGOS JANAURY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man identified as s Azubuike Nwokolo aka Zubby More has reportedly been found dead in a hotel room in Amichi, Anambra State. From what we sighted from Insblo9ja, the deceased attended a party in the area on Thursday, January 13, and decided to lodge at a hotel when the unfortunate […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A staff of the National Assembly on Monday collapsed and died while ascending the second floor of the White House through the staircase. Eyewitnesses account said Abdul Olajide Abayomi, 34, tripped and fell on the upper rung of the staircase. He immediately rolled to the step landing before help could come his […]
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