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FG Awards 2022 National Sports Festival Hosting Right To Delta State
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has fixed the National Sports Festival for November 2 to 15, 2022 in Delta State following the resolution of the Technical Committee of the National Council on Sports. Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, disclosed this on Monday in Asaba, the Delta State Capital during the…
Alleged $1.9m Fraud: 24-Year-Old Nigerian Woman Faces 30-Year Jail Term In US
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)- A Nigerian woman is facing a maximum of 30-year jail term in the United States for a $1.9 COVID-19 relief fund fraud. A federal jury convicted Lola Shalewa Barbara Kasali, a 24-year-old Texas resident on Wednesday for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of over $1.9 million in loans guaranteed by…
Gen Irabor Pledges Military Commitment In Advancing Course Of Professional Bodies
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has reiterated the commitment of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to advance the course of professional bodies in the Country. The CDS made the disclosure on Wednesday when members of the Governing Council Nigerian Institute of Public Relations visited him in his…
Insecurity & Covid-19: 12.1m Nigerians To Go Hungry In December — Report
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FOA), World Food Programme (WFP), and the United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) has predicted that additional 12.1 million Nigerians are projected to go hungry throughout December, as a result of insecurity and COVID-19. The report known as Cadre Harmonise, revealed that about 19…
Missing Vanguard Reporter Found Dead, Man Arrested Over Attempt To Extort N100m
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vanguard reporter, Tordue Henry Salem, has been found dead 29 days after he went missing in Abuja. Vanguard confirmed his death on Thursday night, November 11, but details of the circumstances surrounding the recovery of his remains are still sketchy as at the time of this report. LIB reported that Salem who…
Resident Flee Anambra State A Week To Governorship Election
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the November 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra State, residents have begun to flee to other states. Speaking with FIJ, residents who have now taken refuge in other southeastern states said they fled Anambra for fear of violence during the election. “I’m not voting. I am in Imo already; I am…