LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over what he described as massive revenue leakages, citing World Bank findings that about ₦34 trillion in federation revenue did not reach the Federation Account within three years. In a statement on Saturday, Obi said it was “deeply troubling” that…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than three persons have been reported dead on Saturday night in Ikere-Ekiti, headquarters of Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State, during a post-convocation ceremony party. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the incident occurred at a popular hotel in the town, where scores of students and fresh graduates had gathered to…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man killed eight children, including seven of his own, and shot two women in an attack in a Shreveport, Louisiana, neighborhood that was the nation’s deadliest shooting in more than two years, authorities said. At a news conference outside the residence where one of the shootings occurred early Sunday, officials appeared…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human Right Lawyer, Chief (Chief) Malcolm Omirhobo has demanded for a thorough, independent, and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the illness and death of a soldier, PTE Bala Hudu and identification of all officers responsible for his custody and medical care while in detention. Omirhobo who made the request in…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The two members of the Iran football team who remained in Australia after the Women’s Asian Cup are beginning their new lives away from the spotlight, even if their dream is to return to elite football. Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh issued a statement on Friday saying they “respectfully ask” for…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) has teamed up with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to deliver a Geosciences Centre of Excellence at the University of Lagos, a world-class learning and research hub in a critical sector of the…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A kidnapped member of the Edo State Security Corps, Yusuf Kazim, has escaped from the den of his abductors along with two other victims. The daring escape was said to have occurred after he engaged the gunmen in a fierce battle and disarmed them in the process. A source told PUNCH…
The founder of Omega Power Ministries, Chibuzor Chinyere, has announced the suspension of the marriage plans for his 21-year-old adopted autistic daughter, Chiemeka Chibuzor. Disclosing this in a Facebook post on Thursday, the pastor said the suspension followed an overwhelming number of over 1,000 applications from prospective suitors. He noted that the process had been…
