LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-When a small plane made an emergency landing at Raleigh Durham International Airport on Friday, only one of its two pilots were on board. That’s because one of the pilots either jumped or fell to his death while the plane was trying to get to the ground safely after losing its right…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa State Police Command said on Sunday that it had recovered the corpses of four officers who were missing after a surveillance boat conveying them was crushed by a gunboat in the state’s waterways on July 25. The four bodies of the slain policemen had been deposited at the mortuary of…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has reiterated the need for the church to remain in prayers, saying that the nation was facing the most challenging times in its history. Obi, who received a rousing welcome, with loud ovations of ‘OBIdients’ at the inauguration of Most Reverend Daniel…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday received another batch of 140 Nigerians stranded in Agadas, Niger Republic. The NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, confirmed this while receiving the returnees in Kano. According to him, the returnees were brought back to Kano at about 9.38 p.m in three…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Legendary Juju Singer Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi has lost one of his sons, Olayinka Olalekan Obey-Fabiyi. According to sources, the late Olayinka died on Friday. The 48-yr-old Olayinka was interred on Saturday. . The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. The death of…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The recent surge in terror attacks in Abuja has sparked fresh security fears across the country’s main cities over the large number of undocumented foreigners who are mainly engaged as guards and other domestic hands. Residents and security experts say such foreigners could turn easy tools in the hands of terrorists. he…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Weightlifter Adijat Olarinoye on Saturday won Nigeria’s first gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The 23-year-old made a new Commonwealth Games record with a total of 203kg. Olarinoye’s effort puts Nigeria on ninth on the medals table which Australia leads with 13 gold, eight silver and 11 bronze. New…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party and former Governor of Anambra state Mr. Peter Obi, on Saturday evening released a statement via his twitter handle, where he sent a message to Muslim faithfuls as they mark the Hijri, which is the Islamic New Year Day, on the 30th of July. In…
