LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police authorities in Adamawa State have arrested a 34-year-old church member for the kidnap of two Catholic priests. The spokesman of the Adamawa State Police Command, Suleiman Yahaya-Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Yahaya-Nguroje, a Superintendent of Police, said the victims were rescued and police operatives recovered a locally fabricated…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), as Special Adviser and Coordinator of the Presidential Livestock Reform. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy) disclosed this in a statement at the weekend. According to Onanuga, President Tinubu announced the appointment…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana, where crops have been ravaged by climate change and disease. Nigeria has struggled to diversify its oil-dependent economy but investors have taken another look at cocoa…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)_Russia launched heavy aerial attacks on Ukraine for a second night Saturday after the United States stopped sharing satellite images with the Ukrainian government, officials said. At least 22 people have been killed. The U.S. decision to withhold intelligence and military aid came on the heels of a tempestuous White House visit…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – The Congress of Nigerian Maritime Media Practitioners (CONMMEP) today extended its warmest congratulations to women around the world on the occasion of International Women’s Day. This year’s celebration honors the vital contributions women make to society, with a particular focus on their growing presence in the maritime sector. As the…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 62-year-old hotel attendant, Abel Johnson, was found dead in his room at De-Lay Classic Hotel in Kajola Village, near Obafe Town, Ogun State. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this to PUNCH Online on Friday. Johnson was last seen in good health around 11:00 a.m. on…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in Australia have charged a 17-year-old who got on a plane with a shotgun and ammunition. He was filmed being wrestled to the ground by passengers and crew as the aircraft prepared to take off from Avalon Airport, near Melbourne, carrying 160 people bound for Sydney on Thursday afternoon. Police believe…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A top leader of Mexico’s violent Jalisco New Generation cartel was sentenced to life in US prison Friday for his bloody role in creating one of the world’s most powerful drug syndicates. Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, 35, is the son of Mexico’s most-wanted man — Jalisco New Generation leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, who…