LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This year’s edition of the annual traditional ‘Oro’ festival, usually held in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has been scheduled for May 16, 2024, daytime and nighttime. This was disclosed in a letter issued by the Ayangburen Palace and signed by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi; a copy of which was sighted…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, issued a restraining order on Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from increasing its tariffs and cost of products and services. Multi-choice had last week announced a price increment across its DStv and GOtv packages effective May 1, 2024. The pay-TV company claimed the…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kuda Bank, Moniepoint, OPay and Palmpay have paused account opening for new customers following a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The directive came two days after the EFCC blocked 1,146 bank accounts involved in unauthorised forex dealings. “We’ve temporarily paused new signups on our platform. This means that you’ll…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As scammers notice that their victims are getting used to how they operate, they find other strategies to defraud unsuspecting individuals. The new strategy is to call a random number and from the flow of the conversation, lie to the call receiver that a relative of theirs is sick and needs urgent…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested 16 suspects in connection with the murder of a female inspector in front of Taabaa Police Station in Khana local government area of the state. The incident occurred on April 25th while the policewoman identified as Christiana Erekere was on…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian couple has allegedly tortured their daughter to death in Adamawa State, SaharaReporters has learnt. The couple, Yakubu Isa Arisko, 36, and Veronica Linus, 34, reportedly conspired and murdered their daughter, Eunice Yakubu, whom they accused of practising witchcraft. They reportedly tied the 9-year-old with a rope and left her in…