Archive for: September, 2023

Nigerian  Banks To Go On Nationwide Strike From Tuesday

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Banks in Nigeria have issued a notice to embark on a two-day nationwide strike. The banks said financial services would be withdrawn on September 5 and 6, 2023. The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institution Employees gave the directive in a memo dated September 2, 2023, signed by the union’s […]

Two Dead, Six Injured In Wedding Reception Shooting  In Canada

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)– Two people were killed and six others wounded late Saturday in a shooting in the parking lot of a reception venue in Ottawa, authorities said. Two weddings were taking place at the venue when gunfire erupted outside, sending shocked guests scrambling for safety. “It was chaos, there was no general direction […]

Fire Consumes Church In Ilorin

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire outbreak, on Sunday, wreaked havoc at the World Assembly headquarters, along Ajase-Ipo Road, in Ilorin. The inferno destroyed the main church auditorium and three other offices within the complex. Kwara State Fire Service said it received an urgent call reporting the fire outbreak from one Mr Akani, according to the […]

Garcia Expresses Disappointment With Osimhen’s Performance After Napoli Defeat To Lazio

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli manager Rudi Garcia was not happy with Victor Osimhen’s performance in the 2-1 defeat to Lazio on Sunday night. The Serie A champions won their opening two games of the campaign, but were stunned by Mauricio Sarri’s side in front of their fans at a packed Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Osimhen […]

United Kingdom  Issues New Travel Requirement For Nigerians

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A new travel requirement has been issued to Nigerians wishing to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) effective November 15, 2023. Except for British and Irish citizens, everyone including children who enter or transit through the UK will require permission before they travel. This means that all visa applicants wishing to travel […]

Suspected Bandits Open Fire On Buses, Kidnap Passengers On Abuja-Lokoja Road

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have opened fire on two commercial buses and abducted scores of the passengers near Ochonyi village, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. One of the passengers of the buses, who escaped while being led into the bush, Shedrack Jonathan, said he boarded the bus at Jabi in Abuja, travelling […]

Suspected Yahoo Boy Hunts Alpha With Soldiers After Failed Prayers

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man, identified simply as Hamzat, has cried out after suspected soldiers allegedly invaded his block factory located at Bankole Estate, Magboro, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, and seized his Toyota RAV 4 vehicle. Hamzat who spoke with PUNCH Metro on Saturday said the soldiers numbering up […]

I And Lionel Messi ‘Lived Through Hell’ At PSG-Neymar

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Neymar has issued a withering depiction of his time at Paris Saint‑Germain, saying he was subject to unfair abuse from the club’s fans. In an interview with Globo that aired on Sunday he spoke about the mixed feelings he had when his former PSG and Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi won the World […]

Presidency: Judgment Day For Tinubu, Atiku, Obi On Wednesday

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian election tribunal will on Wednesday deliver its ruling to petitions challenging the result of a presidential vote that brought Bola Tinubu to power, the court registrar said on Monday. The victory in February for Tinubu, of the All Progressives Congress, is disputed by his two main opponents. Atiku Abubakar of […]

Scores Injured As Event Centre Collapses During Burial Ceremony

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many persons were on Saturday injured as the roof of an event centre used for a burial ceremony reception collapsed at Ijero Ekiti in the Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The burial ceremony guests scampered out of the rubble to safety as the incident happened causing a stampede thus causing […]

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