LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States “will pay” for its actions and must “be prepared for the consequences” in the wake of the death of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force who was killed by an American airstrike in Iraq last week. In…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has charged Nigerians to show love to all, including the physically, challenged at all times. He spoke on Monday during the solemnisation of marriage between two physically challenged girls and their spouses – Gloria Ofodille/Samson Fidelis and Judith Nwokeji/Ikenna Ibeadua…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two unidentified young middle-aged men were in the early hours of Monday set ablaze by an angry mob along Akai Effa road opposite Orange Resorts in Calabar Municipality LGA. The two victims were caught at about 4:00 am while robbing a barber’s shop very close to the popular resort. An eyewitness, Miss…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It appears that even the gods in Nigeria are aware of pop culture in the country and do not discriminate against it. This is so considering the fact that some traditional leaders have shown off modern acts that show that they are aware of things that interest young people around them. Just…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS) – The Committee set up by Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State to verify workers without Bank Verification Number (BVN) said it uncovered 596 dead officers on the government payroll. The Chairman of the committee, Sen. Adamu Gumba, disclosed this at a news conference in Bauchi on Monday. “In the process…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government (FG) has announced that small businesses with turnover less than N25m will be exempted from paying Companies Income Tax (CIT). Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed while disclosing this Monday explained that the policy would be effective once the Finance Bill 2019, is signed into law….
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has cautioned its citizens to reconsider travelling to Nigeria. It spoke in response to Friday’s killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a drone airstrike. In a statement published on its website, the US Embassy in Nigeria admonished American citizens to maintain low profile and take personal security measures…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was confusion on Monday at the Lagos State University, Ojo, as several undergraduates were injured during a scramble for a computer-based examination. The PUNCH learnt that some of the students were admitted to the school’s health centre, while those with severe cases were taken to the Alimosho General Hospital where they…
