LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-A man identified as Alexander Peter has been arrested by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command for allegedly hacking his 71-year-old mother, Mrs Atiny Peter, to death with a machete. The incident occurred in Ikot Inyang village, located in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was confirmed by…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRNAGERS0-The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Friday, said that the latest alleged ‘financial irregularities’ at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) unearthed by the Senate confirmed his position that the Nigeria has become “a crime scene.” His reaction came 48 hours after the Senate Committee…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten people narrowly escaped unhurt after a light aircraft crash-landed at Kanyemba Airstrip in Mbire District on Wednesday evening. According to local Mugonapanja village head, Tengo Mugonapanja, the plane was en route from Harare to Kafuko Safaris in Mozambique when it encountered difficulties and made an emergency landing at the remote airstrip….
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)- The latest batch of undergraduates from Nigerian universities have commenced their Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo,) using the opportunity to acquire practical knowledge and skills in the oil and gas industry. The 28 interns drawn from 17 universities, will serve for six…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A deadly assault rocked the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Anambra State, claiming the lives of two students and leaving at least four others wounded. The attack, which occurred on Thursday evening around 8:40 p.m. at Total and Tipper junctions, was reportedly carried out by unidentified gunmen who stormed the area on a…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, has shared an encounter with football icon Cristiano Ronaldo when the Al Nassr star was playing for Juventus in Serie A in 2021. Osimhen told Daddy Freeze that he had to wait for as long as one hour just to get a selfie with Ronaldo. The Nigerian international…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A man has died and another has been rushed to the hospital with ‘serious injuries’ after a small plane crashed on a residential street in Massachusetts. Officials said a single-engine Mooney M20F aircraft hit the ground on Sam Fonzo Drive in Beverly, on the north-east outskirts of Boston, just before 9am…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A 33-year-old bricklayer, identified simply as Taiwo, lost his life after a fence he was erecting around a church in the Alapere area of Lagos State collapsed on him. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred around 7pm on Saturday, while the bricklayer was working on the structure. Our correspondent gathered on…