LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Correctional Service has started investigation into the circumstances surrounding the movement of a robbery convict, Haruna Ayo, to a passport office in Lagos for processing of travel documents. Saturday PUNCH exclusively gathered that the incident happened on Wednesday, May 19, 2025, when warders from the Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre,…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRNAGERS0-In a bold move to challenge President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections, key opposition figures have united to form a new political front—the All Democratic Alliance (ADA). The coalition, comprising politicians from multiple parties and ideological backgrounds, has begun the formal process…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-A civil society organisation, Vanguard for Probity and Accountability, has alleged massive irregularities in the recently audited account of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), challenging the company to come clean and shun frivolous lifestyle at the expense of the taxpaying masses. The group further alleged that the NNPCL Board has…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-A man identified as Alexander Peter has been arrested by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command for allegedly hacking his 71-year-old mother, Mrs Atiny Peter, to death with a machete. The incident occurred in Ikot Inyang village, located in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was confirmed by…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRNAGERS0-The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Friday, said that the latest alleged ‘financial irregularities’ at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) unearthed by the Senate confirmed his position that the Nigeria has become “a crime scene.” His reaction came 48 hours after the Senate Committee…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten people narrowly escaped unhurt after a light aircraft crash-landed at Kanyemba Airstrip in Mbire District on Wednesday evening. According to local Mugonapanja village head, Tengo Mugonapanja, the plane was en route from Harare to Kafuko Safaris in Mozambique when it encountered difficulties and made an emergency landing at the remote airstrip….
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)- The latest batch of undergraduates from Nigerian universities have commenced their Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo,) using the opportunity to acquire practical knowledge and skills in the oil and gas industry. The 28 interns drawn from 17 universities, will serve for six…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A deadly assault rocked the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Anambra State, claiming the lives of two students and leaving at least four others wounded. The attack, which occurred on Thursday evening around 8:40 p.m. at Total and Tipper junctions, was reportedly carried out by unidentified gunmen who stormed the area on a…