LAGOS MAY 15H (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed bandits operating along Birnin-Gwari-Kaduna Highways, on Sunday kidnapped 87 passengers. An official of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) told PRNigeria that most of the kidnapped victims were passengers travelling between North and Southern parts of the country. The NURTW official said: “over 15 vehicles including long trucks, buses…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, on Monday unveiled a 30-man provisional squad for the 2018 World Cup. Rohr picks four goalkeepers: Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Daniel Akpeyi, Francis Uzoho and Dele Ajiboye. The defenders include: William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun, Ola Aina, Kenneth Omeruo, Bryan Idowu, Chidozie Awaziem, Abdullahi Shehu, Elderson Echiejile,…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS) Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has castigated Eko Electricity Distribution Compant (EKEDC) for its refusal to provide pre-paid meters and issuing exorbitant estimated billing system otherwise known as ‘crazy bill’ tosome its customers. The group inducted EKEDC into the Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame for its disregard of the FOI…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Nigerian airman has been killed in an attack on an air force helicopter landing facility in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. The Nigerian Air Force said in a statement that a group of unknown gunmen attacked the guard post in Igbodene in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Sunday. The statement provided little…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prices of some food items like tomatoes, beans and onions have increased in Lagos markets ahead of the annual Ramadan by Muslims.. A survey at Mile 12, Iddo and Oyingbo Markets, showed that a 40kg basket of tomatoes, which previously cost N16, 500 in April now goes for N30, 000. A 50kg…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Experts are now convinced they have finally uncovered what happened to the disappeared Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. Mystery has surrounded the doomed MH370, which disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers on board, since March 2014. A panel of aviation experts have been working towards an explanation for…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)— Israeli soldiers shot and killed at least 41 Palestinians during mass protests along the Gaza border on Monday. It was the deadliest day there since a devastating 2014 cross-border war and cast a pall over Israel’s festive inauguration of the new U.S. Embassy in contested Jerusalem. In a show of anger…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leadership of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has commended Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade for what it described as his giant step to boost rice cultivation and production in the country. According to the association, the effort of Governor Ayade will make the country self-sufficient in rice in…
