LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A British Airways (BA) flight from London to Abuja was forced to make an emergency diversion to Barcelona, Spain, after Prof. Osita Obierika, died mid-air. Obierika, a retired Air Vice Marshal (AVM) of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), was a former Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Training Command, Kaduna and a directing…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, operator of Nigeria’s largest upstream oil and gas joint venture, formally introduced its pan-African operational strategy at the just concluded Africa Energy Week (AEW), signalling a new phase of regional expansion and leadership in the energy sector. Speaking during a dedicated session at the conference,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday commended the investments of Shell in Nigeria as he visited the company’s exhibition stand at the opening of the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) in Abuja. The exhibition complements the participation of Shell in the summit and features the operations of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Late Chief Anthony Kansol Omirhobo was born on 28 February 1940 into a distinguished family whose legacy of enterprise and public service shaped his character. His father, Late Chief Omirhobo Usitaka, was a renowned produce trader from Okpara Inland in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State. To expand his…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 91 people remain trapped under building rubble following a school collapse in Indonesia, government authorities said. Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management, or BNPB, reported the latest figures on Tuesday evening, revising the number from an estimate of 38 people earlier in the day. The agency said at least six…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 36 people have died and more than 200 others were injured after scaffolding collapsed at a church under construction in Ethiopia’s Amhara region on Wednesday morning, October 1. The incident occurred around 7.45am at Arerti Mariam Church in the Minjar Sheknora district, approximately 70 kilometres from the capital, Addis…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In a bold call to action, Nigeria’s Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has urged African nations to take full ownership of the continent’s vast hydrocarbon resources, positioning energy leadership as the key to unlocking industrialisation and sustainable development. “We are sitting on immense natural wealth, yet we remain dependent. This must…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa’s ambassador to France has been found dead after falling from his room on the 22nd floor of his hotel. Emmanuel Nkosinathi Mthethwa, who was reported missing on Monday, was found dead “right next to” the Hyatt Hotel at Porte Maillot in Paris on Tuesday, sources told Le Parisien. Mr…