LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government has commenced a fresh recruitment drive targeted at retired military personnel, their dependants and other Nigerians who may be interested in benefiting from the initiative. Military sources told PREMIUM TIMES the exercise was approved early this week, and its implementation had already commenced across the country. A new Corps…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An Engineering student of the Rivers State University was killed on Wednesday morning by suspected cultists along Ada George axis of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The student, who was said to be on his way to school, was found dead on the road with some machete cuts on his body….
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has published the names of the top 20 debtors in Nigeria with Iifeanyi Ubah and Jimoh Ibrahim leading as top debtors. The list shows that Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who is the owner of Capital Oil $ Gas owes a whopping N115 billion, while Jimoh Ibrahim,…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man has decided to get married to himself and he released a wedding invitation card, inviting friends to his “Holy Sologamy”. Sologamy is a marriage by a person to himself or herself, according to Wikipedia, and this is what Victor Ibeh, a popular Nigerian counsellor, is celebrating. Victor, who has…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The disgruntled fans are seeking compensation for the Portuguese star’s absence in Seoul Cristiano Ronaldo’s failure to get on the field during a recent Juventus friendly has caused football supporters in South Korea to take legal action against the match organisers. The superstar forward stayed on the bench for the whole 90…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)- – Hundreds of demonstrators clashed with police in Liberia’s capital Monrovia on Wednesday during a march against corruption and economic mismanagement under former footballer turned president George Weah. Police fired tear gas to stop the demonstrators from approaching the parliament building in Monrovia, an AFP reporter at the scene said, while…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden and heir to al Qaeda leadership, is dead, according to media reports. Officials confirmed to The New York Times that the younger bin Laden was killed in the past two years, but that it took time to confirm his death. The United States…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Islamic Movement in Nigeria is to challenge the court order obtained by the federal government banning the operations of the organisation, Vanguard has learnt in Kaduna. A senior member of the organisation told Vanguard that a team of legal practitioners is being assembled by the movement for the legal challenge. The…
