By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I was amused when I read of HRM Ogiame Atuwase III, donation of 52 hectares of land to 90 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army for the construction of a barracks accommodation for officers and men of the battalion in Koko, Warri North Local Government Area of…
By Onos Awhawa LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hurray, today, Sunday 27th, March, 2022, is the birthday of a worthy and God’s ordained monarch, His Royal Majesty, Elder Capt King Joseph I. Timiyan JP, the Paramount Ruler, oil-rich Ogulagha Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. As you read the piece, celebration mood adequately been…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Oshodi Special Offences (Mobile) Court has sentenced a Lagos socialite, Ms Ogbulu Chindinma Pearl, to 27 months imprisonment for distributing petrol as souvenir at her party. Trial Magistrate, Kehinde Ogundare, on Thursday convicted Ms. Ogbulu of a three count charge brought against her by Lagos State. A statement issued yesterday night…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Officials of Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has recovered a Toyota Highlander, a locally made cut to size double barrel gun with three live cartridges, a dog (American Eskimo breed) and jewellery from fleeing armed robbers in Alagbado area. Also found in the vehicle with the registration number AGL 276 AQ, were:…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of Operation Desert Sanity on a clearance patrol in Sambisa Forest yesterday uncovered the wreckage of a missing Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet (NAF475). The fighter jet went off the radar on March 31, 2021, with two crew members. A statement issued by the Nigerian Army on its Twitter handle said…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos Police Command operative has arrested Inspector Dele Reuben, the officer captured on video harassing a motorist for the now-suspended tinted glasses permit. He is currently undergoing disciplinary procedures at the State Headquarters, Ikeja. A press statement signed by Lagos State Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) SP Benjamin Hundeyin sighted…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In BBC series of letters from African writers, Nigerian novelist, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani reflects on the recent long power blackouts and how she once enjoyed the outages. For many Nigerian children who have never been abroad, few stories about the West are as fascinating as the fact that electricity can stay on…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six Nigerians have been sanctioned by the United States for allegedly supporting Nigeria-based terrorist group, Boko Haram The US, in a statement, listed the individuals as Abdurrahman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s…
