LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea have it all to do if they are to advance to the Champions League semi-finals after losing to holders Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Karim Benzema’s tap-in – his 90th goal in the competition – gave Real boss Carlo Ancelotti the perfect start against his former club. Real Madrid struggled to…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government is to procure as well as instal baggage scanners in train stations traversing Abuja-Kaduna-Kano cities. Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday on the outcome of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House,…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has ordered officers across the country to stop asking for Customs papers from drivers. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Muyiwa Adejobi, issued the directive on Sunday via Twitter. The spokesman added that the issuance of tinted glass permits remains suspended. Adejobi said officers are only expected to…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A seven-storey building has collapsed in the Banana Island area of Lagos state. The building, which was under construction, collapsed on Wednesday evening. TheCable understands that some workers are currently trapped under the rubble. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Lagos state confirmed the incident in a terse statement. “A report…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Nuhu Clark, a member-elect for Chibok constituency in the Borno House of Assembly, is dead. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased died in India on Monday, while undergoing treatment. Babakura Abbajatau, The state Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, confirmed the development in an interview with…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Donald Trump has sued Michael Cohen, his former attorney and “fixer” who has emerged as a key witness in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s criminal case against Trump, for $500 million — alleging that Cohen “spread falsehoods” about him and violated a confidentiality agreement. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi just back from London, United Kingdom where he celebrated Easter, has confirmed that he was harassed by London immigration officials and placed for detention but for the spontaneous reaction of Nigerians at Heathrow Airport. Obi-Datti Media who confirmed the harassment of Peter Obi…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hoodlums believed to be bandits has abducted the traditional chief of Oghara in Kabba Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi state, an aide while a female domestic worker was shot dead by the gunmen The incident occurred around 3 am in the early hours of Tuesday. Our Correspondent gathered that one person…