LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS) – Former Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Femi Soneye, has called on the Federal Government to support the Nigerian media with targeted incentives, including tax reliefs and import duty waivers on essential media tools. Soneye made the appeal in Abuja on Tuesday…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Burkina Faso’s junta has expelled the UN’s top official to the West African nation over a report about children caught up in the jihadist conflict. Carol Flore-Smereczniak was declared “persona non grata” because of her role in drafting the report that came out in March. Covering a two-year period, the study…
By Rev (Dr) Dike Okafor LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Few days ago, my attention was drawn to an online publication written by one Emmanuel Udom of www.newrangers.com, quoting Rev Dr Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo, the Bishop of the Abeokuta Catholic Diocese in Ogun state. In the said publication, which went viral, the impression was that Mary,…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed robber allegedly struck about 2: 00 p.m. on Monday at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos. The victim, Mr. Gbenga Marose, popularly known as Obama or King of Boys Ikeja, and former chairman of Computer Village, Ikeja, was alleged attacked while conversing with two other people. A middle-age man, dark in complexion armed…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department told the BBC. The agency said the “vast majority” of the violations were assault, driving under the influence (DUI), burglary and “support for terrorism”. The move comes as the Trump administration…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian-born British heavyweight prospect, Moses Itauma, delivered a stunning performance in Riyadh on Saturday night, stopping veteran boxer Dillian Whyte in less than two minutes of the opening round of their scheduled 10-round bout. The 19-year-old rising star wasted no time, overwhelming Whyte with blistering combinations before forcing the referee to…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The political family of former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has raised the alarm over a fresh case of impersonation, distancing itself from one Mr. Ifeanyi Aniagor, who has been parading himself as Obi’s former aide. In reality, Obi neither knows him nor has he ever engaged him in…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnappers operating around Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have abandoned a ransom and arms after their getaway vehicle was involved in an accident. The incident occurred on Monday morning at Angwan Mayo, along Kokona axis, when the gang’s Peugeot 406 car, loaded with firearms, crashed shortly after collecting ransom from…