LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has called for increased attention to mental health and elderly care across the nation. He made the call at the weekend after visiting the Seraphic Psychiatric and Elderly Home in Aguleri, Anambra State built by Evangelist Ebuka Obi. The former Anambra State Governor…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two people, including a military officer, were killed and four others critically injured on Saturday following an explosion at the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) factory in the Kurmin Gwari area of Kaduna. The blast, reportedly from gunpowder used in arms production, occurred during a weekend shift, shaking nearby buildings and…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Nigerian-Americans, Christopher Adesoji Falade, 62, and his son Emmanuel Oluwademilade Falade, 32, have been federally charged with wire fraud in connection with a housing stabilization programme in Minnesota, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota. The pair, operating through their company Faladcare Inc., are accused of submitting inflated…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 50 Sudanese refugees lost their lives when a boat bound for Greece caught fire and went under off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has confirmed. According to the UN migration agency, the vessel sank about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the eastern city of Tobruk….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of its Cross River State Commander, Chief Narcotics Officer Ogbonna Uzoma. Director, Media & Advocacy at the NDLEA Headquarters in Abuja, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Friday, said the late commander, who assumed duty on August…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Harmful bacteria and fungi living in your mouth could triple your risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a study has suggested. Experts have long believed that people with poor oral hygiene are more vulnerable to a host of diseases—including cancer—than those with healthier mouths. But now scientists from NYU School of Medicine, have…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos lawyer and human right activist, Chief (Bar.) Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo has appealed to the United Nations to urgently move beyond issuing of press statements and take immediate and concrete action towards protection of civilians in Gaza, where relentless bombardment is destroying entire neighborhoods, toppling residential towers and annihilating families. Omirhobo…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least six additional deaths have been confirmed following the fire outbreak at Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State. The victims were employees of United Capital, a financial and investment services firm occupying the 3rd and 4th floors of the tower. The confirmation comes just…