LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the newly introduced controversial charges on bank deposits was optional. The CBN also said that charges on withdrawals from banks were optional for individuals and businesses. Reports have it that the apex bank made the claims on its verified/official Twitter handle Sunday morning. “Under the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Policemen attached to the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences have arrested 28 suspected miscreants and 15 illegal street traders at various locations around Afrika Shrine, Alausa, Ikeja. Chairman of the taskforce, Olayinka Egbeyemi, disclosed this in a statement by the agency’s head of public affairs, Adebayo Taofiq, on…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seventeen people were injured when two elephants at a Sri Lankan street pageant went on a rampage on Saturday (September 7), local media reported. TV footage of the parade shows one of the elephants bolting from a group of people before trampling bystanders as it ran down the road. Starting from a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Reggae musician, Majek Fashek, has been hospitalised in a London hospital for undifferentiated-type schizophrenia. The troubled singer was reportedly flown out of Nigeria on August 24 after he was diagnosed with what sources describe as a serious illness needing urgent medical attention. His manager, Uzoma Omenka, said Majek took ill last month…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South African musicians have cancelled shows scheduled for Zimbabwe as tension grows over attacks against foreigners and foreign-owned businesses in South Africa. Mafikizolo and Mlindo the Vocalist said they were postponing their shows scheduled for Zimbabwe’s capital Harare and the second city of Bulawayo on Friday and Saturday, respectively. There have been…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-When videos of fresh attacks, looting, burning of foreigners, businesses and properties belonging to foreigners, (including Nigerians) went viral on social media on Sunday, controversial Dubai-based billionaire Nigerian, Ray Hushpuppi, expressed anger at Nigerian celebrities for failing to exploit their celebrity status in nipping the incessant attacks on Nigerians in South Africa….
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Media executive, Funmi Iyanda, has announced that Walking With Shadows, a film she produced, is scheduled for a world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October. Funmi announced the movie’s scheduled premiere in a post on social media on Thursday. The popular talk show host and TV producer also disclosed…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sequel to reports of topnotch nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson indicating interest to vie for the governorship of Kogi state, she has reportedly purchased expression of interest and nomination forms awaiting screening. Reliable sources within the kogi state chapter of the APC disclosed to focus naija that the Mercy Johnson, who until now…