LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Rescuers are searching for more than 60 missing people in Nepal after a massive landslide swept two buses into a river. Some spoke of their terrifying ordeal, with one saying he was “thrown out of the window of the bus into the river”. Only three people appeared to have survived the accident,…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWRNAGERS) The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Nigeria’s 36 governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nyesom Wike, to immediately account for and return the local government funds which they have collected over the years in seven days or face legal action. SERAP’s call is…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 28-year-old man, yesterday, narrated how he convinced his wife to sell their two-year-old baby to raise money for him to travel out of the country. The father of one, a labourer, identified as Uchenna Eziekwe and his wife, Chineye (22), were arrested while enquiring how to sell their baby boy at…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture has significantly expanded its educational initiatives by inducting 27 Nigerian academics and research interns. This year’s programme, a 35% increase from the previous year, welcomed eight professors, four senior lecturers, and 15 other participants. Held at the company’s headquarters in Port…
By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-As we feel the rush of the Supreme court declaration of Local Government financial autonomy, I must say it is not yet uhuru as there are lot of work to be done to enable our local governments optimally perform for the benefit of our people at the…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Fire, on Thursday, engulfed the Mainland Oil and Gas filling station located in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The fire was said to have started at about 5:30 pm. The inferno was reportedly caused after a tanker discharging fuel at the filling station caught fire during the process….
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In line with extant laws and the approval of the comptroller-general of customs, Mr Bashir Adeniyi, the Sokoto/Zamfara Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has auctioned seized 55,164 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) within the period under review. The PMS was auctioned to the general public at a token of…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is a booming frog meat market currently going on in the Kaduna, in Northern part of the country where cartons of prepared frogs meats are packaged and sent from Nigeria to neighbouring states and outside the country. The booming trade is attributed to increased consumption of frog meat in the country…
