2022 March | NEWS RANGERS

Ukrainian Family Fleeing War Denied Entry At U.S. Border

LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Ukrainian family seeking asylum from the war back home was turned away from the U.S. border in San Diego on Wednesday after attempting to reach family in California, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. A spokesperson from Customs and Border Protection told the Union-Tribune that the agency is “looking into the situation.” […]

Mar 11 2022 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Petrol Tanker Explosion Destroys Filling Station, Building Burnt, Scores Homeless

LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was pandemonium at Idi-Oro, in the Mushin area of Lagos State, on Wednesday, when a tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) exploded at a Mobil Filling Station in the community. The fire was said to have spread to an adjoining three-storey building, burning down the property. PUNCH Metro gathered that […]

Mar 10 2022 | Posted in National | Read More »

Oil Prices Slump As UAE Supports Supply Boost

LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices have plunged after the United Arab Emirates said it supported increasing production. Brent crude, an international benchmark, fell more than 17% at one point after the statement by the UAE, a member of the powerful oil cartel Opec. The fall follows weeks of skyrocketing oil prices due to supply disruptions […]

Mar 10 2022 | Posted in Business,International,National | Read More »

Lamentation Of Nigerians Without Prepaid Meters

LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ramota Yusuf who just recently started living at her own house on Kampala Odo, off Kampala Street, Olambe, Ogun State, is one of the residents in the community that have been lamenting about the huge money they spend monthly on electricity consumption Like most people in her situation, she believes that she […]

Mar 10 2022 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Alleged Drug Trafficking: 4 SANs, 16 Lawyers Indicate Interest To Defend Abba Kyari

LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 20 lawyers have indicated interest to defend the suspended DCP Abba Kyari in a suit filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Musa Shafiu, a legal practitioner, told newsmen on Wednesday, on behalf of other lawyers. He said the team is made up of four senior advocates […]

Mar 10 2022 | Posted in National | Read More »

EX-US President, Trump Escapes Death As Plane Developed Fault Mid-Air

LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A plane carrying former U.S. President Donald Trump made an emergency landing in New Orleans on Saturday evening after experiencing an engine failure over the Gulf of Mexico, a source familiar with the matter confirmed on Wednesday. The plane, a Dassault Falcon 900, had gone about 75 miles (120 km) from a […]

Mar 10 2022 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Russia Invasion: Why Pentagon Rejects Poland’s Offer To Transfer Fighter Jets To Ukraine

LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of Defense on Wednesday explained its reasoning for rejecting Poland’s recent offer to transfer MiG-29 fighter jets into U.S. custody for delivery to Ukraine, describing the proposal as “high risk.” “The intelligence community has assessed that the transfer of MiG-29s to Ukraine may be mistaken as escalatory and could result […]

Mar 10 2022 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Former Super Eagles’ Midfielder Slumps, Dies In Hotel Room

LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Super Eagles player, Justice Christopher, is dead. The former midfielder reportedly slumped in his hotel in Gwolshe, off Tudunwada Ring Road, Jos, Plateau State, on Wednesday. The deceased had reportedly been battling high blood pressure. He was, however, full of life and showed no sign of health challenge when he […]

Mar 9 2022 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

Senate Dumps Buhari’s Request To Amend Electoral Act

LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate has rejected the bill that seeks to amend the Electoral Act. The lawmakers, in a voice vote on Wednesday, unanimously opposed a motion that the bill is read and considered for a second time. The bill is a response to a request from President Muhammadu Buhari. He had, in February, […]

Mar 9 2022 | Posted in National | Read More »

APC Crisis Deepens As 13 Governors Plan To Dump The Party

LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are indications that about 13 governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are set to dump the party over the drama of replacing the chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Mai Mala-Buni. While insisting on having Buni as the committee’s national chairman, Legit.ng gathered that these state […]