LAGOS MARCH 2OTH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Imo State Police Command has announced the arrest of a landlord whose identity is still unknown after shooting a boy identified as Paul who jumped into his house to retrieve a ball during a game of football. PUNCH Metro gathered on Wednesday that Paul and his fellow schoolmates were playing football…
LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has deployed 10,000 Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel to curb further attacks on oil pipelines against the backdrop of the blasts at oil installations in Rivers State between Sunday and Tuesday. The NSCDC spokesperson, Afolabi Babawale, confirmed the deployment of anti-vandal operatives to The PUNCH on…
LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several people are feared dead following the explosion of a tanker near Karu Bridge in Abuja on Wednesday evening. A video obtained by our correspondent captured a voice urgently calling for help, reporting that the tanker had exploded and that trapped motorists were burning. Witnesses said the truck lost control near the…
LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has dismissed reports of an explosion at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in Rivers, saying it was a “flare incident”. Earlier Wednesday, media reports had claimed that there was a fire outbreak at the Port Harcourt refinery. The fire was said to have lasted…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu’s unilateral removal of Rivers State Governor Similaya Fubara, describing it as unconstitutional and reckless. In a statement issued rehearsed in his X handle warned that such actions threaten Nigeria’s democracy, undermine the rule of law, and set a dangerous precedent for…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barcelona might pursue 26-year-old Nigerian international Victor Osimhen in the summer transfer window as a long-term replacement for Robert Lewandowski. According to a report by Spanish outlet Fichajes, Victor Osimhen is the subject of interest from FC Barcelona. The Catalan giants are scouring the market for a striker heading into the summer…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) has vowed to challenge the suspension of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and other elected officials of the state in court. On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu declared a State of Emergency in Rivers, suspending the governor, his deputy and members of the State House of…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several South-South leaders and stakeholders criticized President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the blunder of pliably supporting the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the state’s citizens Ill-advised decision — Nwoko, ex-Akwa-Ibom AG One-time Attorney General of Akwa Ibom State, Uwemedimo…
