LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The owner of a hotel under construction at Idumoza community, Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area, identified as Andrew Isesere, has been crushed to death after the building collapsed on him. It was gathered that more than 20 workers at the site narrowly escaped death, with some sustaining injuries. The remains…
By Ifeanyi nwabugu LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In its ongoing efforts to modernise its excise operations so as to enhance service delivery and shore up revenue collection, the Nigeria Customs Service NCS has revealed its plan to phase out out the outdated manual excise data collection and replace it with an automated Excise Register System…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Airbus plane has been grounded after suffering massive damage as it was hit by a bird while taking off from a Spanish airport. This afternoon Iberia Flight IB579 was forced to land back in Madrid after it was reportedly struck by a large bird during takeoff. Photos from Adolfo Suárez…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least seven people have died in Conakry due to heavy overnight rain, exposing the city’s vulnerability to extreme weather. The downpour, which struck overnight from Wednesday 30 July to Thursday 31 July, brought chaos to numerous neighbourhoods, collapsing homes and sweeping vehicles into the floodwaters. The government said seven people had…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and tramadol 225mg concealed in 71 vehicle side mirrors being sent to Libreville, Gabon through the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos, with not less than three suspects linked to the cargo…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 24,000 Nigerians were declared missing by their families, according to International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) data. María Toscano, an ICRC Protection of Family Links Team Leader, who made this known at a media workshop in Maiduguri, said the international body was still on their trail….
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-WhatsApp says it has banned over 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centres and introduced new safety features to protect users and prevent fraud on the platform. The Vice President of Public Policy for Africa, the Middle East and Türkiye at Meta, Mr Kojo Boakye, disclosed this in a statement on…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-After sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes for abusing his authority by engaging in a targeted and politically motivated witch hunt on Wednesday, American President Donald Trump threatened to sanction corrupt judges in Nigeria and across the globe in a similar manner. Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, issued…