LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian soldiers were on Monday hunting for armed kidnappers who seized nearly 300 school pupils in Kaduna state last week, a security source said, as distraught parents sought answers on when they would be reunited with their children. The source said the army’s Kaduna-based One Division was leading the operation and “will…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s rising energy cost and prices of spare parts are threatening haulage business, with operators incurring more losses and struggling to break even. The removal of petrol subsidies and naira devaluation have caused a further surge in prices of vehicle spare parts and diesel, thereby worsening truckers’ woes. BusinessDay findings show…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said it has opened a maritime museum, which it said is the first in Africa. The museum is located within the new NIMASA head office building in Victoria Island, Lagos. The agency, in a statement issued weekend, affirmed that “all is set for…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has made a donation of five million naira (₦5,000,000.00) to De Marillac Centre; a charity home in Rivers State. In a series of posts made on his X (formerly twitter) account, Obi said the “modest donation” is…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two months after the suspension of Dr. Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Presidency have left Nigerians in the dark on the next line of action, Daily Trust reports. Findings by our correspondent at the weekend revealed that the…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The main opposition voice and the presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has decried the worsening security situation in the country. Obi said it’s unacceptable that Nigerian children will not be allowed to learn in a secure environment because of criminals. The LP standard bearer…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians living in the commercial city of Nigeria, Lagos, and in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have lamented the over hundred percent increase in the price of sachet water popularly known as “Pure Water.” Water is an essential product to life. According to Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the late afrobeat musician, in…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Deputy Governor Kebbi State, Suleiman Argungu, has revealed that former President Goodluck Jonathan bought the party’s presidential form ahead of the 2023 general elections. Argungu also revealed that embattled ex-Central Bank of Nigeria governor Godwin Emefiele also bought the form….
