LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Eight suspects, comprising five Ghanaians and three Nigerians have been arrested by the Ghanaian security agencies for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of two Canadian ladies. The victims, Lauren Patricia Catherine Tilley 19 and Bailey Jordan Chitly were rescued by Ghanaian security operatives, early Wednesday at Sawaba, a Kumasi suburb. The…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell Nigeria has called for stakeholders’ concerted efforts to curb the incessant vandalism of crude oil-bearing pipelines, highlighting the danger of continuous sabotage to people and environment. The General Manager, External Relations of The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Mr. Igo Weli, said such efforts to curb pipeline sabotage will save lives,…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shehu Sadiya, a 17-year-old girl, has killed herself over a disagreement that broke out between her parents that led to her father deciding to divorce her mother. Sadiya, who hailed from Tudun Murtala quarters, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, killed herself on Monday by taking insecticide. It was gathered that…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, prayed the Presidential tribunal to order the Independent National Electoral Commission to grant them access to inspect the commission’s server. The PDP also prayed the tribunal to give it permission to inspect other electronic gadgets used by INEC in the…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All Nigeria’s living former heads of state and presidents including Olusegun Obasanjo failed to attend the inaugural June 12 Democracy Day celebration which held on Wednesday at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The former presidents and Heads of state were scheduled to be seated at the venue of the event at 9:35 am…
LAGOS JUNE13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Adewuyi Adegoke, a cleric with the Methodist Church, in Ado Ekiti, has been apprehended by the police for allegedly faking his own kidnap. Rev’d Adegoke, who was nabbed by a crack of detective, was reported missing on the Esa Oke-Aramoko road while travelling to Ado Ekiti on Sunday. After his disappearance, the social…
By Abimbola Johnson LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The paradox of a federal state with a unitary economic management model has been cited as a major reason why Nigeria is yet to achieve economic diversification despite effort by successive governments. Dr. Abraham Nwankwo, an economist and former Director General of the Debt Management Office, expressed this view…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The State Security Service on Wednesday announced a nationwide crackdown on individuals allegedly caught posting inciting materials on the Internet, in a move that could provoke fresh debates about the potency of Nigerian Constitution’s free speech safeguards. The SSS said it had recently observed that some social media users were skewing Nigeria’s…
