LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President of Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) and Gabon, Peter Costello, has charged contractors working for and with Shell Companies in Nigeria to prioritise safety and be relentless in discussing the challenges and dilemmas, noting that the international oil giant was poised to help improve safety performance throughout the energy industry….
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peoples right activist, Mr. Christmas Akpodiete, has officially declared his intention to contest the 2019 Presidential election, under the platform of his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC). Akpodiete made this known yesterday while addressing his supporters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Akpodiete commended the National Assembly and President Buhari for the speedy…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefanou Pontesilli, says no fewer than 1500 Nigerians are serving jail terms for various offences in Italy. Pontesilli who made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen in Abuja said the number was huge. He said: “In Italy we have about 1500 Nigerians in jail for various…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Boko Haram terrorists in a flagrant show of defiance have again openly celebrated this Year’s Eid-el-Fitr in Sambisa Forest. The five minute, 17 second video footage seen by a News Agency of Nigeria correspondent in Maiduguri, Borno State, shows the terrorists and their families dressed in festival attires, performing salat after…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed not to meet with aggrieved members of the New Peoples Democratic Party bloc in the All Progressives Congress. This was disclosed to newsmen on Monday in Abuja by a top functionary of the Buhari Administration. The nPDP members had given as condition for their continued stay in…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos state says it has ordered additional 820 new buses as some of those already delivered recently tested the constructed terminals in preparation for the take-off of the Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) of the government. The initiative is designed to bequeath a world class transportation system and enhance connectivity across the state,…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied releasing guidelines for presidential primaries ahead of the 2019 general election as reported in a national daily. The PDP in a statement by Mr Ike Abonyi, the Media Aide to its national chairman said it was still in the process of drawing up the guidelines…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Egypt team official has confirmed goalkeeper Mohamed Elshenawy declined to receive a player of the match trophy at the World Cup for religious reasons. The trophy, an artistic red goblet, is sponsored by Budweiser. Islam prohibits the consumption of alcohol. Egypt team director Ihab Leheta told The Associated Press on Sunday…