LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police say that a Salt Lake City man — who was no stranger to the state’s political scene — claimed responsibility moments after the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, in an attempt to “draw attention from the real shooter.” George Hodgson Zinn, 71, was booked into Utah County Jail for…
http://ift.tt/2wAJsEh LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have died in a midnight fire at a Lagos hotel. The victims died of burns days after they were trapped in the hotel room where they were guests. Roli Odugwu, a 200-Level Mass Communication student and Linda Elegeonye, a 300-level Law student were…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has made three key demands from the Edo State and federal governments regarding the killing of northern travellers in Uromi, Edo. This comes as the forum warned that the region will no longer tolerate such recklessness from the people of southern Nigeria. The spokesperson for NEF, Professor…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The General Court Martial set up by the Nigerian army to try the former General Officer Commanding(GOC), Major-General Hakeem Otiki, has dismissed him from service. The GCM, headed by Lieutenant-General Lamidi Adeosun found the former GOC guilty on all the five counts charges filed against him. The former GOC was charged for…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has disclosed that it is aiming to ensure that only the Nigerian Customs Service, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), and Nigerian Police Force will be at seaports once the Single Window and functional scanners are put in place. PEBEC said as there would be no need…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NESRANGERS)-The Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu says the security arrangements put in place for the presidential and National Assembly elections are laudable. The deputy senate president said this on Saturday in Enugu shortly after casting his vote in Mpu Ward III, Aninri Local Government Area of the state. Ekweremadu…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States government has renewed its commitment to fighting corruption in Nigeria with the launch of ReportMagoMago.com. A statement by the US Consulate General’s office on Friday reads ” The U.S. government is committed to supporting anti-corruption initiatives and collaborative efforts that prevent graft, strengthen investigation and prosecution of corruption, promote…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA), the agency saddled with the mandate to regulate advertisement displays in Lagos State, has announced the release of its 2023 mobile advert stickers for branded vehicles in the state. Managing Director of LASAA, Prince Adedamola Docemo, in a statement in Ikeja yesterday, stated that…