LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Moscow has accused Ukraine’s military of shooting down a plane, which it says was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war The plane came down near the Russian city of Belgorod, close to the Ukrainian border “On board were 65 captured Ukrainian army servicemen being transported for exchange, six crew members and three…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Staff of the Public Complaints Commission, on Wednesday, locked the Chief Commissioner, Abimbola Ayo Yusuf, in the office during a protest over the non-payment of the Consolidated Legislative Salary approved by the National Assembly. The action of the PCC workers in Abuja was premised on their protest to ventilate their grievances. In…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Service Commission on Tuesday, January 23rd 2024 approved the appointment of AIG Dasuki Galadanci AIG incharge of Zone 12 Bauchi as a Deputy Inspector General of Police to represent the North West Geopolitical zone of the country. He will replace DIG Ibrahim Sani Ka’oje who is expected to retire 2nd…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is bringing foreign-exchange trading back into public view, the latest step in its bid to narrow the gap between the official and unofficial rate of its naira currency. The country’s financial crimes watchdog has given the Association of Bureaux de Change Operators of Nigeria the go-ahead to publicly post the buying…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the United States is determined to remain a strong security partner for Nigeria, whose military is backed by the U.S., Britain and other allies in a long war against Islamist insurgents. Blinken also discussed challenges to democracy and security in the region during his…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many residents have been feared killed, buildings, including churches and mosques were burnt in Sabon Gari area of Mangu local government area of Plateau State, in a fresh sectarian crisis that erupted in the state. According to an eyewitness, Pansak Lazarus, who is a member of the affected community, he told journalists…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Anglican Bishop of Amichi Diocese and Proprietor of College of Nursing Sciences, Diocesan Hospital Amichi, Rt Rev Ephraim Ikeakor, has revealed that it took the intervention of Mr. Peter Obi, as the then Governor of Anambra State to resurrect their hospital which was at the time very dilapidated and overrun by…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular Nigerian fuji musician, Alhaji Kolawole Rasaq Ilori, popularly known as Kollington Ayinla, is critically ill and has been hospitalized for days. Reports have it that the 75-year-old, who has been ill for over a week, is currently on admisssion at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja, Sahara Reporters…
