By Michael Owhoko LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Where is the map of Biafra? This is the question I have often asked the promoters and sympathizers of the Biafra cause, and up till this moment, their responses have been feeble, vague, evasive and suspicious, failing to provide specific drawing showing a clearly defined territorial area called Biafra. …
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of ThisDay Newspapers Limited has suspended indefinitely two of its deputy editors over a false report about the United States’ embassy denying visa to the founder of Living Faith Church, David Oyedepo. The report published last Friday claimed that Oyedepo created a scene at the embassy after being denied visa…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, plummeted to its lowest level in more than a year on Monday, trading below the Federal Government’s benchmark for the 2020 budget, as the coronavirus outbreak hit fuel demand in China. The 2020 budget, which was signed by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has stopped issuing visas to Nigerians as part of measures to curtail spread of ravaging coronavirus. Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, disclosed this on Monday. United States last week announced ban on issuance of visa to Nigerians and others from five other countries. Though the reason…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Boeing 767 with 136 people on board has safely made an emergency landing in Madrid after circling an airport for four hours with a faulty engine and a burst tyre. The Air Canada flight to Toronto contacted air traffic control about the problems 30 minutes after taking off from the Madrid-Barajas…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police(IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has directed state commissioners of police to impound all vehicles using illegal sirens, Spy number plates, revolving lights and covered number plates across the country. The IGP, has also ordered the commissioners to arrest and prosecute all those found violating the order. He described the unauthorized…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has hinted of his move to persuade Odion Ighalo back to the national team for a third spell following the transfer of of the Shanghai Shenhua of China to Manchester United on a transfer date deadline. Rohr expressed excitement over the move which he described as “good…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives Public Account committee on Monday ordered the Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA boss, Hon. Dakuku Peterside to appear before members within 48hours over the inability of the agency to submit its audit accounts in the last four years. The members of the Committee…
