LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chief Ernest Shonekan who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died. Shonekan died in Lagos at the age of 85. Shonekan was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26 and November 17 1993 when he was ousted in a coup led…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. State Department on Monday advised against travel to neighboring Canada because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant spreads. The CDC elevated its travel recommendation to “Level Four: Very High” for Canada, telling Americans they should avoid…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three Algerian journalists covering the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon (AFCON) were robbed and stabbed by unknown assailants on Sunday night. The journalists, moving together as a team with other colleagues, were attacked when they were leaving their hotel in Douala. Items carted away included a bag containing money, a phone,…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared 19 persons, including a commander of a vigilante group, Azubuike Amadi, wanted, for operating illegal crude oil refining sites linked with the black soot incident in the state. The governor also directed the state head of service, Rufus Godwin’s, to query one Mr Temple…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra has said that the NPC would be ready in May 2022 to conduct the first digital population census is in Nigeria. He spoke after paying a courtesy visit to Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El -Rufai on Monday. The Commission, he said, was more than…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-National Assembly workers on Monday in Abuja staged a protest at the lobby of the complex over the non-payment of their salaries and allowances by the management. The placards carrying protesters shut down all the entrances into the building singing solidarity songs with inscription “Pay Us Our MOU.” The workers under the…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ninety airport staff have been arrested for fake COVID-19 results as well as engaging in other criminal activities. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria disclosed this via a statement issued on Monday, titled ‘Faan Arrests Over 90 Touts; Hands 89 Over To Police.’ FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, said the…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over three million National Identity Numbers of Nigerians have been stolen after a hacker known only as Sam broke into the server of the National Identity Management Commission. Revealing how easy it was for him to breach the NIMC server and access personal information of millions of Nigerians in an article he…
