LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The convoy of Mustapha Gubio, the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Borno State, was attacked by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Thursday. The incident occurred along the Gubio-Karote-Damasak highway in the northern part of the state, according to sources. Gubio and members of his campaign team were travelling to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Union Bank of Nigeria’s dedicated proposition for women, has partnered with Zuri Circle Network (ZCN) to empower 98 female entrepreneurs through the Fearless Female Founders (FFF) 2.0 Accelerator Programme. The initiative was designed to bridge the gap between women-led businesses and access to capital, business knowledge, mentorship and opportunities for sustainable…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An interview involving Lere Olayinka, spokesperson to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, was cut short on Arise News after he refused to respond to questions from journalist Rufai Oseni. The exchange occurred during the station’s Morning Show while the panel was discussing corruption allegations, political weaponisation of investigations and Wike’s defence of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Air Peace flight was disrupted for some time on Thursday, September 3, after a female passenger reportedly caused a scene aboard as she refused to disembark when she discovered that the seat assigned to her had also been given to another passenger while the airline claimed the flight was overbooked. According…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dismissed a security officer accused of helping Aichatou Assabe El-Rufai, one of the wives of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, gain unauthorised access to him while he was in custody. Daniel Stephen, who was attached to the commission’s internal security…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The commissioner of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission, Barr. Mohammed Ahmed Wawa, who was released by bandits on Wednesday night, has revealed that he stayed for over 300 days without taking his bath and drank the same water with herds of cows. Wawa, who was released at about 7 pm…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A Mexican musician, his pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter, as well as their nanny and a family dog were found dead on Tuesday, in a gruesome homicide case. Jonathan Meléndez, the 38-year-old keyboardist of the well-known indie rock band Camilo Séptimo, was among those found dead in an apartment in an upscale…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-PANIC has gripped Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State following an incident in which several persons suspected of illegally siphoning petroleum products reportedly died after inhaling toxic fumes. While community sources put the death toll at 43, the Rivers State Police Command said it could not confirm the actual number…
