LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The national grid has collapsed again, leaving many Nigerians in darkness, with most of the country without electricity. In a statement seen by BusinessDay, it was gathered that the collapse occurred in the early hours of Thursday around 12:40 a.m. This comes just a week after the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Captain of the senior national team of Nigeria Ahmed Musa is back in the Super Eagles squad for the upcoming friendly game against Saudi Arabia and also the World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Lesotho, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Already talks have been concluded for a friendly game against Saudi Arabia on the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general elections has taken to Twitter to celebrate Alex Okosi. This followed Okosi’s appointment as the Managing Director of Google Africa. In a Twitter post, Obi wrote: “I sincerely rejoice with Alex Okosi, a Nigerian who was recently appointed as the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Guinness World Records has announced Nigerian man, Tonye Solomon’s feat of having most steps climbed on a ladder while balancing a football on his head. GWR disclosed this on its website on Wednesday after Solomon set the record in August in Bayelsa state. It said the Nigerian achieved the feat by…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rivers State Police Command has declared one Gift David Okpara, also known as 2Baba, wanted for the murder of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Bako Angbashim. The slain SP Angbashim was in-charge of Ahoada Police Division in Ahoada-East local government area of Rivers State before he was gruesomely murdered by…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 35-year old man, Nwofe Chibueze, has landed in trouble for allegedly pretending to be dead during a clash with Police operatives from Idimu Division. His purported death was circulated on social media alleging that the Police killed him in Lagos State. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the purported death of Chibueze caused serious…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A viral message suggests that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, plans to re-denominate the Naira by removing two zeroes or shifting two decimal points, accompanied by a transition period during which both old and new Naira would coexist. How true is this claim?…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger authorities freed a French citizen who has been detained for almost a week, France’s foreign ministry said. Stephane Jullien, who acts as a representative for French expatriates in Niger and as a liaison to French diplomatic services, was released on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the ministry on…