LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man fatally shot a grandmother and her 1-year-old grandson inside a Florida supermarket before killing himself, authorities said, causing dozens to flee the store in panic. The shooting happened shortly after 11:30 a.m. Thursday at a Publix located in a strip mall that also houses small shops and restaurants. Authorities initially…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian gospel singer, Austin Adigwe, has said that all the vices prevalent in Nigeria are consequences of sustained absence of love for one another. Adigwe is the third child of the late Mr and Mrs Michael Adigwe, from Idumu-Osume Quarters of Ubulu-Uku, in Aniocha-South Local Government Area of Delta State. He started…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Godwin Osakue, a 51-year-old electrical engineer, who was kidnapped along with his 17-year-old son on March 8 in Ahor, Edo State, has told his story. Did you have any premonition that you and your son could be kidnapped on that fateful day? It was a normal day and I never thought my…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Julius Abuda is the younger brother of Chief Dennis Abuda, an American-based Nigerian businessman who was killed recently by kidnappers at Ahor, Benin, Edo State. In this interview with ADEYINKA ADEDIPE, Julius speaks about the circumstances surrounding his brother’s death and how his body was recovered from the bush How do you…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-On Saturday, December 26, 2020, Suwaiba Naziru, 22, mother of one and heavily pregnant, was abducted from her village in Biya Ki Kwana of Batsari Local Government Area, Katsina State, alongside her two-year-old toddler. Bandits had raided the village at about 8 pm, shot and injured two young men and abducted 10…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A New Zealand court has sentenced a man who killed 51 people at two mosques to life in prison without parole, the first person in the country’s history to receive this sentence. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 29, admitted to the murder of 51 people, attempted murder of another 40 people and one charge…
In an interview, Austin Avuru, CEO, Seplat Petroleum Development Company, speaks on the impact of Covid-19 and falling oil prices on Nigeria’s economy. How is Nigeria’s oil and gas industry faring in the face of the current pandemic? AUSTIN AVURU : The combination of the current pandemic and the rapid decline in demand for crude oil…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, speaks on the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 elections and other issues. Excerpts: How would you assess the way the Federal Government has handled the COVID-19 pandemic? The…