2023 August | NEWS RANGERS

Gunmen Kill Police Orderly, Cart Away Rifle, Beret Port Harcourt

LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A police orderly (name withheld) has been shot and killed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. According to eyewitnesses, the sad incident occurred around the popular Landmark hotel at Olu Obasanjo road on Friday night. The male police inspector was escorting his principal when he was shot at with the assailants escaping […]

Aug 27 2023 | Posted in National | Read More »

Shock As Bride Slumps, Dies On Wedding Day In Ogbomosho

LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bride, identified as Rebecca Oyedotun, slumped and died on her wedding day in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The tragic incident happened on the eve of the deceased bride’s wedding while having her bridal shower with her friends. According to the father of the dead bride, Evangelist Oyedotun of C&S Reformed Church, Isale-High […]

Aug 27 2023 | Posted in National | Read More »

Nigerians Slam Dangote Over “Exorbitant” Cement Price

LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is facing mounting criticism from Nigerians questioning the fairness of his business empire. With a total of 15,200 tweets at the time of this report, Dangote Group’s leader has come under public scrutiny for the reported disparities in the prices of his cement products across Africa. According […]

Aug 27 2023 | Posted in Business,National | Read More »

Pentecostal Pastor Commits Suicide By Jumping From Two-Storey Building

LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man identified as Prosper Obum Igboke, a pastor of a pentecostal church, has committed suicide in Nnewi, Anambra State. Sources said the man jumped down from a two storey building, where he died instantly after he was allegedly jilted by his lover. A relative of the deceased who spoke to reporters […]

Aug 27 2023 | Posted in State | Read More »

President Tinubu To Meet Joe Biden On The Sidelines Of U.N. General Assembly

LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will meet U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month, his spokesman said on Saturday. The U.N. general assembly is scheduled for Sept. 18 to 26 in New York. Presidency spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement Tinubu […]

Aug 27 2023 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Messi Accused Of Violating MLS Media Rules By Not Speaking With Journalists After Debut

LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi did not speak with reporters after his Major League Soccer debut, a violation of the league’s media rules. Messi scored in the 89th minute of Inter Miami’s 2-0 win over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. Miami spokeswoman Molly Dreska said after the match that Messi was not […]

Aug 27 2023 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

Three US Marines Died, 20 Injured As Military Aircraft Crash In Australia

LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United States Marine Corps aircraft crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, killing three Marines and injuring 20 during a multination training exercise, officials said. Three had been confirmed dead on Melville Island and five of the 23 on board were flown in serious condition 80 kilometers (50 miles) to the […]

Aug 27 2023 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Chiejina Harry: How I Grew From Technician To Building Secured Crytocurrency Platform In Nigeria

LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr. Chiejina Harry, an entrepreneur and the CEO of HarryskyshowNG, a leading e-commerce platform, has disclosed how he got into cryptocurrency business and launched his company seven years ago. In an interview with NewsRangers, Chiejina recalled he started as a worker as installer of car tracking device with a brand named […]

Aug 27 2023 | Posted in Business,National | Read More »

Nigeria Defence Chief Vows To Avenge Soldiers Killed In Niger State

LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff (CDS), says the military will hunt down bandits who killed 22 soldiers in Niger state. Musa spoke on Friday at the burial ceremony of the soldiers at the national military cemetery in Abuja. On August 14, an aircraft conveying wounded soldiers from the scene of the […]

Aug 26 2023 | Posted in National | Read More »

Okowa Raises Alarm Over Emergence Of Nigerian ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ Athletes In US

LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Tonobok Okowa, has expressed concern over recent cases linking Nigerian athletes to fraudulent activities in the United States, The PUNCH reports. US-based Nigerian long jumper Mercy Abire, 28, currently faces the risk of a substantial 20-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to […]

Aug 26 2023 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »