LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young man in his early 30s in Uyo, identified as Utibe Eteffia committed suicide by taking lethal poison after falling victim to cyber criminals popular known as Yahoo Boys, who cleared out his account to the tune of N2.5 million. Prior to his death, the deceased who ran a POS business…
LAGOS APRIL 119TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A rising Gospel Singer, Timothy Ukpa, aka Timothy Bliss from Ukawu in Onicha LGA of Ebonyi State has been arrested by the Police after he faked his own kidnap. According to report gathered by our correspondent, Mr Ukpa who is residing in Abuja planned his own kidnap with his twin brothers and…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A US man has been shot dead after hijacking a small passenger plane and injuring two passengers in the Caribbean nation of Belize. Fourteen passengers were onboard the aircraft when the hijacker, identified as Akinyela Sawa Taylor, took control of the flight at knifepoint. Two passengers were injured, including one who was…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The new Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr. Bayo Ojulari, has set an ambitious target to attract $30 billion in investments into Nigeria’s energy sector by 2027 and $60 billion by 2030. Ojulari revealed the targets during a meeting with NNPC staff on Thursday,…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS0-Union Bank of Nigeria, under its Made In Naija initiative, emphasised its commitment to supporting home grown businesses by recently sponsoring the RISE Business Challenge at the University of Lagos, Akoka, during the 6th Annual Youth Leadership Conference. Dubbed Turning Point 6.0, the Resilience, Innovation, Social Responsibility, and Entrepreneurship (RISE) Challenge is…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thirty six cows were reportedly killed while 42 others were left critically ill after suspected poisoning in the Tafi Gana junction area of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State on Wednesday. The Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Bassa LGA, Ya’u Idris, confirmed the incident,…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A vehicle in the convoy of wife of the Nigerian president, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has killed a seven years old girl identified as Saratu Lawal in Akure, Ondo State, SaharaReporters has exclusively gathered. Mrs Tinubu was in Akure on Thursday to flag off the South-West leg of the Renewed Hope Initiative to…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Human rights lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo, has called out the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, for describing social media as a terrorist organisation. Recall that the Sultan of Sokoto, speaking during the 7th Executive Committee Meeting of the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council in Maiduguri, Borno State, called on security agencies to…