LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sea pirates have attacked the Bonga oil field in between Delta and Rivers states, abducting six workers of the Julius Berger Construction Company who were on board a barge. SaharaReporters learnt that the pirates also attacked the captain of the tow barge, and had reached out to the company to demand $1.5…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Western Marine Command, on Wednesday, said it lost an officer in a boat mishap on Monday. The Public Relations Officer, Idaho Sulaiman, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos. He said the incident occurred at about 6:10 p.m. on March 22, while operatives of the command, Akere…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Africa’s mobile users are increasingly concerned about the mobile risks and the potential for digital identity theft; however, this is not stopping them from using their favourite messaging platforms and applications. This emerged in new research carried out by KnowBe4 among over 700 smartphone users in Nigeria, Mauritius, Egypt, South Africa,…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Angry traders of Trade Fair Market located along Lagos-Badagry Express road in Lagos state were alleged to have set ablaze the shop of their colleague, Fidelix Eduka over the death of his apprentice, Chinemremu Ogbu at the Trade Fair Divisional police Cell. Controversy has continued to surround the circumstances of Ogbu’s death,…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala Usman and Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa are among the personalities expected at Maritime Association of Nigeria (MAJAN) summits. A statement signed by President of MAJAN, Comrade…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria and several Western allies have begun annual joint naval drills in the Gulf of Guinea to combat piracy and other criminal activities, officials said Wednesday. The area is a major maritime trade route stretching from Senegal to Angola, but a recent surge in piracy attacks has prompted shippers to call for…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Immediate past Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has joined other Nigerians of goodwill in congratulating Prof. Ben Nwabueze, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. In a message made available to the press by his Media Office signed by Mr. Valentine Obienyem, Obi said that…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the 2023 politicking begins to gather momentum, the crack between the camps of President Muhammadu Buhari and that of a national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has widened, Daily Trust reports. But while some sources admitted there are issues between the two strongmen, a university lecturer with a…
