LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has waded into the increase in the pump price of petroleum products. Moved by the Deputy Minority Leader, Aliyu Madaki and sponsored by 111 members of the house, the house called for the immediate reversal of the price increase in petrol and cooking gas. The lawmakers said they…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mass burial has been conducted for 140 victims of the petrol tanker explosion that took place at Majiya town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Wednesday. About 90 other victims of the ugly incident are currently in various hospitals in the state receiving treatment. The explosion occurred around midnight…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Tuesday said the petition by Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as “Sunday Igboho”, calling on the United Kingdom to consider the Yoruba nation was not endorsed by the UK government. In a statement, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Eche Abu-Obe, described media…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 80,000 people attended the just-concluded two-day crusade organised by the Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN) in Argentina. The SCOAN Leader, Pastor Evelyn Joshua, made this known in a statement signed the spokesperson of the church, Mr Dare Adejumo, on Tuesday in Lagos. Evelyn, Wife of SCOAN Founder, late…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President Kashim Shettima accompanied by other dignitaries visited the Shell booth at the 30th Nigeria Economic Summit, where he listened to Chidi Nkazi, Shell’s Business Value Manager explain Shell companies in Nigeria’s contribution to the Nigerian economy, local content development and commitment to sustainable development. Chidi presented key achievements of Shell…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on students of Grimard School of Nursing Science, Anyigba, Kogi State, to take their studies seriously and prepare for future contribution to the global demands for healthcare. He made the appeal yesterday (Tuesday) during a visit to the institution,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Valentine Obienyem, Special Adviser on Media to Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election, has narrated what transpired when his principal ran into some aggressive trailer drivers en route Kogi from Anambra state on Tuesday. According to Obienyem, the incident happened at Unobe, a town in Olamaboro Local…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the recent collapse of Nigeria’s national power grid, which has once again left large parts of the country in darkness. The grid reportedly failed on Monday evening at around 6:18 pm, causing widespread power outages. Investigations revealed that electricity…