LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was in the habit of awarding scholarships to children of politicians and their associates thereby wasting the opportunities that should have been used to develop the children of poor rural folks. The revelation was made yesterday by the acting Managing Director/Chief Executive of NDDC, Dr Joi…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos Police Command has arrested four pastors who allegedly conducted fake miracles and prophecies within Lekki and Epe areas of state. The self-acclaimed pastors were arrested around 5 am on November 30 after by detectives from the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID). The detectives were said to have monitored…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hoodlums suspected to be herdsmen have allegedly destroyed a rice plantation in Asolo village, a suburb of Uso in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The farm, owned by a group of rice farmers, was allegedly invaded by the herdsmen who were reportedly armed with AK47 rifles. The herdsmen, according to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Founder and general overseer of the Living Faith Church, a.k.a. Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has described the controversial hate speech bill as a ‘crazy idea.’ The cleric, who claimed the aim of the bill was to silence Nigerians boasted that no one can silence a man of God because he is…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has condemned the renewed attacks on Nigerian traders in Ghana, describing it as uncalled for. The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said the reported cases of attacks on Nigerian shops and traders…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Banks in Nigeria sacked total of 2,929 workers in the third quarter of 2019 according to fresh data from the National Bureau of Statistics. The details are contained in a report on Selected Banking Sector Data: Sectoral Breakdown of Credit, ePayment Channels and Staff Strength data posted on the NBS website….
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos pastor has been accused of hiring people to kill his female colleague for being more popular. According to a report by The Nation, the pastor in charge of The Life House Ministry, Ojo Barracks, Ojo, Lagos, Pastor Benjamin Akinsanya was on Tuesday arraigned before an Igbosere Chief Magistrate`s Court for…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities of Lekki Concession Company has said that, effective from Wednesday, January 1, 2020, cash payment will no longer be accepted at the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge toll plaza. Road users were notified of the company’s intention on Monday via a giant banner on display. The banner states: “No more cash payment @Lekki-Ikoyi…
