LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 30 kidnap victims held hostage in the Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have been rescued following a joint operation by officers of the state Police Command in collaboration with Miyetti Allah Vigilante Group in the area. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, made the disclosure…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A high court sitting in Akure, the Ondo state capital, has granted a garnishee order directing the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to freeze the account of Polaris Bank over a judgment debt of N2.16 billion. A garnishee order is one of the options open to a judgment creditor to enforce a judgment…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-When Edison Davis and Augustine Nemus set out to fish from India’s southern coast on 27 November, they promised their families they would be home for Christmas. Then, there was no word from them for weeks. The two men were part of a group of 15 fishermen who set sail in a…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former federal Minister of Health, Professor A.B.C. Nwosu has resigned from his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its Board of Trustees (BOT). Nwosu announced that his exit from the PDP takes effect from January 12. This was contained in a letter of resignation addressed to the National Chairman…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal are ready to rival Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr by offering Lionel Messi a mouthwatering deal of up to $350 million a year, according to reports. Messi, a Paris Saint Germain player, has his contract expiring in the summer making him a free agent in less than six…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cristiano Ronaldo‘s first match since joining Al-Nassr has reportedly drawn ‘over two million’ fans into queueing up online for tickets to watch the Portuguese superstar in action. The 37-year-old will once again have to watch from the stands this weekend for Al-Nassr’s match against Al Shabab as he serves a two-match…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli stamped their authority on the Serie A title race on Friday by thrashing Juventus 5-1 and moving 10 points clear of the chasing pack. Luciano Spalletti’s free-flowing team once again thrilled with a statement performance against their old rivals which increased their fans’ hopes of a first Scudetto in over three…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday announced the extention of deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The commission in a statement by its spokesperson, Festus Okoye, said that the deadline for PVC collection has been extended by by seven days. “The Commission is determined to ensure that registered…
