LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Media Adviser to the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to disregard those going about debunking, as incorrect, the data used by Mr. Peter Obi to support his points during the 2018 Vice Presidential Debate. Mr. Valentine Obienyem said that engaging in…
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Representatives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday staged a walkout from a meeting with a federal government delegation. The government delegation was led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. Despite the walkout, Mr Ngige expressed optimism that the strike would soon be called off. The…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In 13 years of deep-water exploration, the Bonga vessel of the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has produced over 800 million barrels of crude oil, confirming the company as a pacesetter in offshore oil and gas production in the Gulf of Guinea. In its review of the performance of the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17H (NEWSRANGERS)-Godsgift Lagos, also known as Coco, and his driver, Christopher Etima, have been shot by unknown gunmen during a ransom exchange for the release of a kidnapped victim along the Onuebum-Otuogori road in Ogbia council area of Bayelsa State. The incident, which occurred on Sunday at about 1am, has thrown the home…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Anambra State sector commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),Sunday Ajayi, has died in an auto crash, a spokesperson of the corps has said. The command’s spokesman, Ufiem Egim, confirmed the report but said the command was yet to come up with a formal report detailing the cause of his death….
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said he will decongest the exclusive and concurrent lists in the constitution as part of his plan to restructure the country. Atiku, who disclosed this to SUNDAY PUNCH through his media aide, Phrank Shaibu, also said the report of the 2015…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The notion that Ondo State is among one of the most peaceful states in the country is fast eroding it. No thanks to the persistent cases of armed robbery attacks and kidnappings on major highways across the state. The rising cases of kidnapping in the State took another dimension over the weekend…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 3,600 people have been killed in clashes between farmers and herders in Nigeria since 2016, Amnesty International said on Monday, blaming the government’s failure to punish the perpetrators for fuelling the violence. The international human rights organisation said more than 2,000 were killed in 2018 alone, while the bloodshed had…
