LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Registered voters in Lagos State, on Saturday, trooped to the polls to elect their preferred chairmen and councillors who will pilot the affairs of the 20 local government areas (LGAs) and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs) in the state. Lagos, the economic nerve of Nigeria and a major revenue contributor, has…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Opposition leaders on Saturday criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration following remarks by the leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, which cast serious doubt on the viability of the country’s refineries despite the billions invested in their rehabilitation. On Thursday, the President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, stated that…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As politics thickens ahead of the 2027 general elections, the ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition coalition under the aegis of the African Democratic Congress seeking to unseat President Bola Tinubu are scrambling for the 5.7 million votes in the northern state of Kano, Sunday PUNCH’s findings have revealed. Central to…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-While election officials and stakeholders made repeated calls for civic participation in the ongoing local government polls in Lagos, some young residents of Alausa, Ikeja, chose football over voting. Between 9am and 2pm on Saturday, during the peak of the electioneering process, groups of youths were seen at three different spots in…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump posted on Saturday that he is giving “serious consideration” to revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship. The president posted on Truth Social, “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship. She is…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Italian Serie A side Napoli have reached an agreement with Galatasaray for the transfer of Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen for a fee in the region of €75m, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Both clubs have been locked in negotiations for the past two days after the Nigerian picked the team as his preferred destination…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A flight travelling from Cancun, Mexico, to London was forced to divert and land in Maine this week after two passengers on board began fighting. The emergency landing around 21:30 EST (01:30GMT) on Tuesday resulted in all 267 passengers on board being forced to spend the night in Bangor, Maine. By the…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Speaking with this reporter, a security agent who does not want his name published advised passengers and motorists plying highways to be vigilant as some kidnappers disguise as drivers or passengers and abduct travelers on highways. According to him, one of his neighbours who were released by the kidnappers narrated his ugly…