LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, has passed away at the age of 74. He died on Saturday, though details surrounding his death remain unclear at the time of filing this report. His longtime teammate and friend, Dr. Olusegun Odegbami, confirmed the development. Odegbami, who won the 1980 Africa Nation Cup with…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Many people were reportedly injured on Friday night when an explosion occurred at a camera shop located in Kodesoh Street in Ikeja area of Lagos State. Witnesses, who spoke with our correspondent claimed that the incident occurred when a shop attendant tried to open a suspicious parcel delivered to the store. Emergency…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-An American pastor has been kidnapped by armed men after they stormed his church service in South Africa, local authorities say. Josh Sullivan had been conducting a service at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, a township in Gqeberra in the Eastern Cape, on Thursday evening when “four armed and masked male suspects…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)- In a bold move that resets the rules of engagement in the Nigerian banking sector, Sterling Bank has removed transfer fees on its digital banking platform, OneBank. This decisive move makes Sterling the first major Nigerian bank to forgo earning a cut from customer transactions on its own app. The initiative…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has strongly criticised the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for banning Eedris Abdulkareem’s latest track, “Tell Your Papa,” which is critical of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Speaking with Punch on Thursday, PMAN President, Pretty Okafor, argued that the NBC’s decision to ban the song could backfire…
LAGOS APRIL 11H (NEWSRANGERS)-A family’s afternoon sightseeing excursion above the misty shoreline of Manhattan ended in tragedy Thursday after the helicopter carrying them crashed off the New Jersey shoreline, killing them and the pilot. Spectators watched the helicopter as it dropped from the sky and slammed into the river upside down as fluttering debris landed…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has sanctioned eight power distribution companies (DisCos) for noncompliance with the capping of estimated bills for unmetered customers. A statement yesterday, NERC indicated that the affected DisCos are Abuja, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, NERC said the companies overbilled customers in violation of energy caps set by the…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Broadcasting Commission has barred Nigerian radio and television stations from airing the trending song “Tell Your Papa” by veteran rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, citing its “objectionable nature.” In a memo dated April 9, 2025 and issued by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, the commission declared the track Not…