LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leading energy company, Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG), has received accolades from industry regulator, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), for deliberate and active investment in Nigeria’s critical gas infrastructure to supply gas for powering industries in key locations in the country. The Chief Executive of NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, said…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of Islamic State killed himself and four members of his family during a high-stakes nighttime raid by U.S. special operations forces in northwest Syria early Thursday, U.S. officials said. The mission, which White House officials said was a success, eliminated a top terrorist leader in the Middle East, a man…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An image of Nigerian singing duo Peter and Paul Okoye, better known as P-Square, wearing hoodies with the flag of Biafra has been shared thousands of times on Facebook alongside a call for them to be arrested. But AFP Fact Check found that the image has been altered to promote the secessionist…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Several people died on Thursday as a trailer driver lost control at Ogbor Hill (WaterSide) Bridge in Aba, Abia state, and rammed into a busy trade centre. Five people have been confirmed dead: among those feared dead is a twin brother who sells plastic buckets around the market. One has been seen,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has been given a clean bill of health by Napoli doctor Gianpaolo Tartaro stating that the forward will soon be able to play without using a face mask and will surely be ready for the Super Eagles WC Playoff matches against Ghana next month. The Nigeria international…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Seun Onigbide, the co-founder and CEO of BudgIT, a Nigerian civic tech organisation, has suggested raising ₦10 billion through crowdfunding for the presidential campaign of former Anambra State governor Peter Obi. Although Peter Obi has not formally declared for the presidency, he has, however, said he would be willing to contest if…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Security operatives comprising police, army and local vigilante men yesterday killed three kidnappers along the Benin/Ekpoma road, in Edo State. The incident occurred at Okhuo, a community close to Ehor, headquarters of Uhunmwode local government area of the state. The rampaging kidnappers had reportedly taken over the ever busy highway on Tuesday…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 25 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died after a high-tension power cable snapped and fell on houses and a market in the outskirts of the capital Kinshasa. “A high-voltage electric cable fell on several houses in the Matadi-Kibala district and in the market, several people died on…
