LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced a retired customs officer, Mahmud Hassan, and two others to 16 years imprisonment over conspiracy and unlawful importation of 661 pump-action rifles. The two other persons convicted alongside Hassan are Oskar Okafor; Donatus Achinulo and Mahmud’s company, Hassan Trades Limited. The presiding judge,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 70-year-old landlord, Solomon Odogbor and a painter were burnt beyond recognition after they were electrocuted during the painting of a house in Benin, the capital of Edo State on Friday. The incident occurred in an area close to the popular Edaiken Primary School Road, Uselu Quarters, in Egor Local Government Area…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Lagos State have commenced investigation into the death of 8 children in a parked vehicle in Jah-Michael community, Olorunda area of the state. The community was thrown into confusion when the dead children were discovered inside a Honda Pilot Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) with registration number AAA157BD parked inside…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s debt to China, France, Japan, India and Germany rose to $4.26bn as of June 30, 2021 from $3.85bn at the end of 2019, according to data obtained from the Debt Management Office. An analysis of the data showed that the country spent $402.74m in the 18-month period servicing bilateral loans, even…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The command style of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has upscaled Nigerian Army operations and enhanced its operational successes, the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, has said. Nwachukwu stated this on Friday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the upcoming COAS Annual Conference 2021. He…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication at Tansian University, Umunya, Anambra State, Mr. Nze U. Nze, has described the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, as a “true, tried and tested change agent.” Nze was speaking Friday at the university during…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Ports Authority has stated that deliberate measures and investments are being undertaken to create a fully digital ecosystem in all the country’s port locations by 2025. The Acting Managing Director of NPA, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Ibrahim Nasiru, Assistant General Manager Corporate and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid stretched their lead at the top of La Liga to eight points on Saturday with a slick 2-0 win over Real Sociedad but the victory was tarnished by an injury to Karim Benzema. Carlo Ancelotti said Benzema is likely now to miss Tuesday’s Champions League game at home to Inter…
