LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices rose 4.5% a barrel on Wednesday to their highest level in more than a month after U.S. crude inventories shrank and as major producers cut nearly a third of offshore Gulf of Mexico production ahead of an expected storm. Brent crude futures settled at $67.01 a barrel, up $2.85, or…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has described protest led by some secular musicians against the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye as embarrassing and unfair. CAN in a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Director, Legal and Public Affairs, Evangelist Barrister Kwamkur Samuel Vondip advised…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Spokesperson for the Senate, Dayo Adeyeye, has defended the pay packages of members of the Senate, saying that they deserve running costs apart from regular salaries. Adeyeye claimed that federal lawmakers did not enjoy “jumbo pay” as widely believed by Nigerians. In view of this, the senator stated that Nigerian citizens need…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gloria Kemesoude, Nigeria’s 2008 Olympic silver medallist has been seen roaming the streets of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The athlete, who seemed to be dealing with mental health issues, was unkempt as she begged for handouts. As of the time of filing this report, she camped at Samson Siasia Sports Complex. Kemesoude was…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The PUNCH has sacked its Daily Editor, Martin Ayankola, over an offensive cartoon published in the newspaper last last Thursday. Also asked to resign was the Saturday Editor, Olabisi Deji-Folutile over the same issue. There has been outrage over a cartoon published on the back page of the PUNCH last Thursday. The…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The only daughter of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was put on trial in absentia Tuesday in Paris for allegedly ordering her bodyguard to strike a plumber she suspected of taking photos and video at the Saudi royal family’s apartment in the French capital. Prosecutors allege Princess Hessa bint Salman became enraged when…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Argentina is in the midst of a cold snap right now. The temperatures in the capital Buenos Aires are barely making it into double digits during the day and it’s getting very cold at night. As such, the country’s growing homeless population is suffering and in need of food. So over in…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The drama surrounding the assault by Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo on a woman in Abuja continued on Tuesday with the Senator engaging in an argument with members of the Senate Committee set up to investigate the incident. At the hearing which took place in Abuja, Senator Oluremi Tinubu who is a member…
