Archive for: January, 2023

Importation Drops By 40% As Importers Shun Nigerian Ports For Neighbouring Countries

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Against the backdrop of rising exchange rate and other exogenous factors, importation into the nation’s seaports dropped by 40 per cent, even as importers are abandoning Nigerian ports for neigbouring countries over high cost of doing business  Stakeholders who spoke with Daily Sun yesterday, said that incessant increases in Customs duty, falling of naira […]

Major APC Stakeholders Shun  Tinubu’s Enugu Rally

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress in Enugu State took a turn for the worse on Wednesday as major party stakeholders boycotted the APC presidential campaign rally in the state. The presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu, was reportedly received by major stakeholders of the APC at the Akanu Ibiam […]

Over 40 #EndSARS Protesters Still Languishing In Nigeria Prison-Amnesty Int’l

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the release of nine #EndSARS protesters detained since 2020, Amnesty International has demanded the release of others still in incarceration. The international organisation said the investigation it carried out in October 2022 showed that over 40 #EndSARS protesters were still languishing in prisons across Nigeria. A statement on Wednesday by its […]

Computer System Outage Grounds All Flights Across US

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All outbound flights were grounded until around 9am Eastern Time (2pm GMT) as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) worked to restore its Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which alerts pilots of potential hazards along a flight route. As of 3pm GMT 4,948 flights within, into or out of the US have […]

‘Kuku’ Borrow The Whole Hopeless 2023 Budget,  Ezekwesili Tells Buhari

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely after her erstwhile boss, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, delivered a scathing review of the dismal performance of the regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), the former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, dropped a terse, but caustic remark about the booby-trap 2023 budget. Obasanjo asked Nigerian youths, about 65 per cent […]

Pastor Stage Manages Own Abduction Twice, Collects Ransom From Church Members

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Plateau police command has arrested one Albarka Sukuya, a pastor, for allegedly kidnapping himself and collecting ransom from church members. Alfred Alabo, the command’s public relations officer, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. He said the suspect was arrested by the police in November 2022 after incidents of staging […]

President Buhari To Declare Open 9th African Shippers’ Day In Lagos

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to declare open the 9th African Shippers’ Day in Lagos. The event will be hosted by the the nation’s Port Economic Regulator, Nigerian Shippers’ Council in collaboration with Union of African Shippers’ Councils (UASC) will hold the 9th edition of African Shippers’ Day in Lagos from Monday […]

Residents Cry Out Over Unlawful Demolition Of Their Houses By Lagos Govt

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Candid Estate, Araromi near Okoafo, Badagry, Lagos State have expressed discontent over the demolition of their buildings by the state government. The demolition was executed by the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), residents confirmed to SaharaReporters. According to them, there was no quit notice issued to them by Governor […]

Police Inspector, Two Women In Trouble  Over Missing Baby In Lagos

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Police Inspector and his two female accomplices have been arrested by the police over a missing baby in Lagos state. The police inspector identified as Samuel Ukpabio who is attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department SCID, is accused of forcefully abducting a baby boy from the mother, 35-year-old Fortune Obafuoso. Punch […]

Mob Lynches Day Light Armed Robber, Arrests Two In Lagos Suburb

 LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A suspected armed robber has been lynched by an angry mob for allegedly robbing a unisex salon on Governors Road in the Ikotun area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect was part of a three-man gang that attacked the salon around 11am on Saturday and dispossessed both workers and […]

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