LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pastor Promise Festus from Ngo Town in Andoni local government area of Rivers State has cried out for help to the governor of the state, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and the chairman of Andonim LGA, following the death of his five children in a boat mishap. Festus’ sons and daughters were part of…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A female marketing employee of a bank in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has committed suicide. The deceased, 32-year-old Amarachi Ugochukwu, was said to have drunk an insecticide. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on Monday within the premises of the bank. Ugochukwu had around 1pm made her way into the restroom, where…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party at the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has reacted to the recent suspension of the minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. Reacting to the suspension in a tweet via his official X account on Wednesday, Obi welcomed the suspension of the embattled…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government destroyed 2.5tons of confiscated elephant tusks worth over $11.2million (N9.9billion) as part of efforts to safeguard its diminishing elephant population. The elephant tusks seized from wildlife traffickers were gathered to be destroyed in Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday, January 09, 2024. Explaining the motive behind this, the country’s environment minister,…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger, Senegal, and Rwanda will be among the world’s highest growth economies in 2024, the World Bank said in its report on global economic prospects released this week. Niger is forecast to grow at 12.5% this year driven by its oil sector which has made up for low uranium production.Its growth rate…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria has sacked the entire board of Polaris bank, Titan bank, and Keystone Bank. CBN sources say the decision was taken in a meeting led by the apex bank’s governor, Yemi Cardoso. The action follows the recommendation of the Special Investigator, Jim Obazee, appointed by President Bola Tinubu in…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over a ton of cocaine worth $32 million seized by US Coast Guard near Florida The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell seized over a ton of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $32.2 million dollars on Tuesday, according to authorities. The two separate seizures, which…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Melania Trump’s mother, Amalija Knavs, has died, the former first lady announced Tuesday night. She was 78. “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Amalija,” Trump, 53, wrote on X on Jan. 9, describing her as “a strong woman who always carried herself with grace,…
