LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)- The latest batch of undergraduates from Nigerian universities have commenced their Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo,) using the opportunity to acquire practical knowledge and skills in the oil and gas industry. The 28 interns drawn from 17 universities, will serve for six…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A deadly assault rocked the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Anambra State, claiming the lives of two students and leaving at least four others wounded. The attack, which occurred on Thursday evening around 8:40 p.m. at Total and Tipper junctions, was reportedly carried out by unidentified gunmen who stormed the area on a…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, has shared an encounter with football icon Cristiano Ronaldo when the Al Nassr star was playing for Juventus in Serie A in 2021. Osimhen told Daddy Freeze that he had to wait for as long as one hour just to get a selfie with Ronaldo. The Nigerian international…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A man has died and another has been rushed to the hospital with ‘serious injuries’ after a small plane crashed on a residential street in Massachusetts. Officials said a single-engine Mooney M20F aircraft hit the ground on Sam Fonzo Drive in Beverly, on the north-east outskirts of Boston, just before 9am…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A 33-year-old bricklayer, identified simply as Taiwo, lost his life after a fence he was erecting around a church in the Alapere area of Lagos State collapsed on him. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred around 7pm on Saturday, while the bricklayer was working on the structure. Our correspondent gathered on…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Lagos High Court on Friday sentenced one Olukeye Adedayo to 76 years in prison for engaging in fraudulent activities, impersonation and child pornography. Adedayo was arraigned in 2024 on an 18-count charge by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Presidential campaign posters of the Oyo State Governor, Chief Oluwaseyi Abiodun Makinde, have flooded Dutse, the capital city of Jigawa State, as well as some local government headquarters and major towns across the state. Reports from Jigawa indicate that the posters, promoting Governor Makinde’s 2027 presidential ambition under the platform of the…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, has reportedly turned down a ₦30 million donation from Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, during a church event in the state. The donation was announced at the Kebbi Healing and Deliverance Crusade by the state’s Commissioner for Social Duties, Zayyanu Umar Aliero….