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Russian Shipwreck Carrying £100bn In Gold Discovered Off South Korea Coast

LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Russian warship called Dmitrii Donskoi carrying gold worth £100 billion has been discovered off the coast of South Korea and is believed to have sunk in a naval battle 113 years ago. It is thought that the battle ship, which was discovered off the island of Ulleungdo, was sunken during the […]

Aviation Unions Threaten To Truncate Birth Of ‘Nigeria Air’

LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Aviation unions have threatened to truncate the birth of the new carrier few hours after Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of State for Aviation, unveiled the name and logo of the proposed national carrier, ‘Nigeria Air’. Comrade Olayinka Abioye, General Secretary, National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), in an interview with Independent, […]

INEC Voters’ Registration Exercise Time Table Extended To Weekends, Public Holidays

LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday announced the inclusion of weekends and public holidays as ‘work days’ of its personnel in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The commission in statement by its National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mallam Mohammed Haruna, in Abuja said the extension […]

Shocking: Mysterious Cat Found Reading With Students At OAU, Ile-Ife

LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It’s not every day you find a cat sitting down like other students to study. A cat was photographed sitting on a bench with a book opened in between its paws in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. While students went to Awo cafe to read, the cat joined them, took up space […]

Defection: APC Insists Gov Ortom Must Stay In Party

LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suleiman Wambai, North-Central National Vice Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) said Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State is not leaving the party. Wambai told newsmen on Wednesday in Lafia that the governor has not officially written to the party about his intention to leave. He said that despite the lack of […]

Saraki, Wike, Tambuwal, Ortom Fine Tune Defection Talks During Repose Prayer For Baraje’s Mother

LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was meant to be a gathering to pray for a politician’s mother, but yesterday’s session in Ilorin was more than that. Politicians latched onto the prayer to smoothen defection talks between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Reformed-All Progressives Congress(R-APC)—the conclave of aggrived APC members. The secret session was between […]

Court Fines Hospital N500,000 For Detaining Dead Patient’s Parent Over Non-Payment Of Bill

LAGOS JULY 19TH(NEWSRANGERS)-The Act of Hospitals Locking Up Customers From Exiting Their Premises On The Guise That They Must Complete Payment Amounts To False Imprisonment, Court Rules A High Court of Anambra State presided over by Hon. Justice Okuma, has ruled that the act of Corporate Institutions, especially, Hospitals locking up their customers/clients from exiting […]

Empty Containers Create Havoc In Lagos Ports, Worsen Traffic Situation

LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos ports are practically swimming in empty containers and the terminals have little or no space to take in new delivery. The situation, our correspondent gathered, had contributed to the worsening traffic situation at the ports. On Friday, truck drivers embarked on a six-day strike over what they described as extortion by […]

Mobil Condemns Picketing Of Its Office By Ex-Spy Policemen

LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mobil Producing Nigeria, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, has faulted the picketing of its offices by ex-spy policemen, who provided security for the company. The company, in a statement by its Manager, Media Communications, Oge Udeaga, said it had fully paid all its disengaged staff, including the spy policemen. The company said the […]

Bayelsa: Reps Directs AGIP To Suspend Surveillance Contract Of Darlong Security

By Amos Odeh LAGOS JULY 19TH (NESRANGERS)-The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to suspend all subsisting pipeline surveillance contracts in Bayelsa state. This followed a motion moved by a member, representing Sagbama/ Ekeremor Federal Constituency,‎ Hon. Frederick Agbedi. Agbedi in the motion said Bayelsa State plays host to […]

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