LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On 1 November 2021, Queen Dami, the estranged wife of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi, publicly apologised to the monarch on her official Instagram account in what appeared to be a desperate move. In her apology, the mother-of-one who left her marriage shortly after her co-queen, Aanu, left in November…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It is all of 40 years of friendship in ruins as the debt dispute between high-profile Nigerians Nduka Obaigbena and Femi Otedola worsens, findings reveal. First Bank, with Otedola as Chairman, is unrelentingly taking drastic steps to recover an estimated $225.8m from General Hydrocarbons Limited, an oil servicing firm with Obaigbena as…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS)in collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), is introducing the National Identity Number (NIN) enabled farmer registry and Government 2 people (G2P) card initiative. This project is designed to address the Federal Ministry’s immediate challenges of identity and authentication, required to deliver…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have attacked the General Hospital in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State and shot a medical doctor and kidnapped five persons. Among those kidnapped were staff of the hospital. Meanwhile, in Kwara State, no fewer than 10 gunmen have reportedly kidnapped five persons in Odo-Eku community, Isin Local Government Area…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a bold move to strengthen the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the recruitment of 5,000 personnel into the service. The announcement came from Mr. Sylvester Nwakuche Ndidi, the Acting Comptroller General of the NCoS, during his appearance before the House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions,…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives member representing Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency, Rt Hon. Oriyomi Adewunmi Onanuga, aka Ijaya, is dead. SaharaReporters learnt that Onanuga, the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, died after a brief illness. Meanwhile, the sad news is yet to be made official to the public either by…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Malam Mele Kyari, said on Wednesday in Abuja that the company remitted N10 trillion to the federation account as of September 2024. This was even as he declared that NNPCL remains the only company in Nigeria that publishes 100…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A chilling tragedy unfolded in the quiet town of Latina, as a young Nigerian mother was savagely attacked and killed by a pack of starving dogs. Patricia Masithela, 27, was visiting a friend’s home in the early hours of Monday night when the brutal attack occurred. The Mirror reports that the unsuspecting…
