Archive for: February, 2023

800 Nigerians Arrested  As Saudi Govt  Intensifies Clampdown On Foreigners

LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has warned Nigerians who intend going to Saudi Arabia to ensure that their documents are complete. This comes amid crackdown on foreigners who are illegally in the country by the Saudi Arabian authorities. According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, the crackdown began since 2022. A statement on Friday […]

FAKE NEWS: CBN Denies Authorizing Banks To Collect N500, N1,000 Old Notes

LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied reports in some of the media that it has authorize banks to accept N500 and N1,000 old notes as deposit. Recall that media houses have been spreading the information that  CBN has directed Banks to collect old N500, and N1,000 notes from customers with […]

New Notes: POS Operators Close Business In Osun Over Cash Scarcity

LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-THE Mobile Money business popularly known as Point of Sales (POS) is crumpling in the State of Osun, investigations have revealed.  Majority of the people in the business have abandoned it following their inability to access cash, owing to the lingering cash crunch induced by the Central Bank of Nigeria.  OSUN DEFENDER […]

Panic As Bus Conductor Stabs Passenger To Death Over Old N500 Note In Lagos

LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hell was let loose along Lasu- Igando road today after a bus conductor murdered a passenger over an old N500 notes argument, iwitnesslive.com can exclusively report. The passenger, named Michael was heading toward Lasu Ojo road on assignment when he met his untimely death following a heated argument with the bus conductor […]

Security  Men Rescue Those Undergoing INEC Training From Unknown Gunmen In Anambra

LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some gunmen terrorising Nigeria’s Southeast region have invaded one of the training camps of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.  The incident happened around 5.35 pm on Thursday.  Police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this in a statement.  He said […]

New Naira: UK Advises Citizens To Take Precauions Around Banks, ATM

LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERSThe United Kingdom, through its Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has issued safety advisories to its citizens in Nigeria and those travelling into Nigeria following the Central Bank of Nigeria naira redesign policy. In its updated advisories on Wednesday, the country urged its citizens in Nigeria and those travelling into the country […]

Oba Of Lagos Recats  To Declining Peter Obi’s Request To Visit Him

LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu says he bears no grudges and harbours no resentment towards the Igbo. The monarch said this in reaction to his purported rejection of Labour Party, LP, Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, request to visit him. A female supporter of the Labour party candidate had accused the monarch […]

APC Divided As El-Rufai Counter President Buhari On Usage Of Naira Redesign Policy

LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria ruling Party All Peoples Congress(APC) is divided on the Naira redesign policy of the CBN. While Adams Oshiomole, former chairman  of the party, Wednesday, mobilized  people in  Edo State to engage in protest that resulted in the killing  of 4 protesters ,including a pregnant woman. His fellow party man,Governor Nasir El-Rufai of […]

Peter Obi Makes Massive Gain In Borno As 2,000 Dump PDP, APC, Others For Labour Party

LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 2,000 party men and women have dumped their various parties and joined Peter Obi’s Labour Party in Central Borno. The defectors from various political parties including the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, and others converged in Biu Local Government Area […]

Demonstrators March In Iran Big Cities To Commemorate Protester Executions

LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protesters returned to the streets in a number of large cities across Iran to mark 40 days since the execution of two men who’d been arrested for participating in the recent anti-government unrest. Videos shared on social media by activist groups and the BBC purportedly showed gatherings in several districts of Tehran, […]

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