LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of Ogun State Police Command, on Tuesday, neutralised two kidnappers terrorising travellers on the Sagamu Ijebu-Ode-Benin expressway. The kidnappers were killed when the police engaged them in a gun duet on Tuesday during a rescue operation. The police also recovered N7.9 million and 1500 Indian Rupees suspected to have been part…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An historic intercontinental rail link is aiming to link Europe to Morocco with an ambitious underwater tunnel. The Moroccan National Company for Strait Studies (SNED) announced last week it is are starting feasibility research on a revived 40-year-old train project that can connect Europe and Africa by 2030. The project highlights a…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A violent confrontation occurred, yesterday, between diesel hawkers and a group known as ‘Show Boys’ at Mile 2, on the Oshodi-Apapa expressway, Lagos, with one person feared dead and several others injured. There were different accounts of how the fight broke out. A version of the account said the clash allegedly stemmed…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set a deadline of July 7, 2024, for Point of Sales (PoS) operators to complete their registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). The directive followed discussions held in Abuja between fintech representatives and Chief Executive Officer (CAC), Hussaini Magaji on Tuesday. During the meeting,…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRAGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered banks operating in the country to start charging a cybersecurity levy on transactions. A circular from the apex bank on Monday disclosed that the levy implementation would start two weeks from today. The circular was directed to all commercial, merchant, non-interest, and payment service banks,…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers have killed a yet-to-be-identified traveler and abducted seven others on Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway. Vanguard reliably gathered that the gunmen, numbering about seven, armed with AK 47 rifles, struck around 6pm on Friday, between Ilisan, Ceplast industry and Iperu junction axis of the expressway. A viral audio from one…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Adamawa State Government on Monday shut down primary and secondary schools following confirmation of a measles outbreak that killed 42 children. On April 28, 2024, SaharaReporters reported how at least 42 children had been reportedly killed in an outbreak of measles in the northeast Nigerian state. SaharaReporters learnt that the disease…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party Presidential Candidate in 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi has has expressed shock over the deportation of Nigerian citizen most of Osun State origin by the Lagos State government. Obi who expressed his disappointment in his platform, formerly twitter said he is Deeply saddened and shocked by the recent reports…
