LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A 40-year-old woman, (name withheld) has set herself on fire after her husband divorced her in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa. DSP Lawan Shiisu, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse, on Friday. Shiisu said the woman, who resides in Garin…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Springdale Academy of Maritime Education and Training Trust (SAMET) in India has petitioned the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) over alleged breach of contractual agreement with Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services. SAMET in the petition dated July 19, 2024 through its Nigerian legal firm, Kunle Adegoke…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has reacted to a press release signed by Mr. Paul Ibe, a Media Adviser to the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in which he was quoted to have lamented “the criminal hijack of the NNPC by corporate cabals around the current President”. In the…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has provided updates on its crude oil exploration activities in the Northern part of the country, reiterating its commitment to achieving the Federal Government’s aspirations in the frontier basins. “The company has been actively drilling in basins in and around Northern Nigeria, as a result…
By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The U.S. government purported $27 million aid to Nigeria which is part of a broader $536 million package for sub-Saharan Africa, announced by Uzra Zeya, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights is bribe to Nigerian leaders not humanitarian aid to Nigeria….
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Arsenal are back in the race for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, claim reports in Italy, and would be prepared to pay €100m for the Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain target. The Partenopei agreed with the Nigeria international when he signed a lucrative new contract in December 2023 that he would be sold this…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Northern Nigerian leaders are organizing a summit to strengthen the region’s political and economic influence ahead of the 2027 elections. The League of Northern Democrats (LND), composed of former governors, senators, and other key figures, announced this initiative in Abuja. The summit will focus on the region’s political direction, economic development, and…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, along with other prominent Nigerian political figures, is presently attending the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, United States, as a special guest of the National Democratic Institute (NDI), a Washington, DC-based organisation dedicated to promoting democratic values worldwide. Among the notable attendees are the…
