LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore and other activists are currently leading retired police officers in protest in Abuja. DAILY POST reports that the protest aimed to demand improved welfare for personnel of the Nigeria Police Force. The Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers had…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jude Ezenwafor, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the upcoming Anambra State election on 8 November 2025, has reportedly been shot by unknown gunmen in Abuja. Sources say the attack happened on Friday night near Wuse 2 as Ezenwafor was on his way home from an appointment. He was seriously…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has apprehended 210 beggars, under its Operation Sweep Abuja of miscreants, street beggars, traders, scavengers and other criminal elements, which commenced on Monday. Gloria Onwuka, acting director, Social Welfare, Social Department Secretariat, FCTA, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, at the end of day four of…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Long queues have gradually become the new norm in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and states for drivers who have converted their cars to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered vehicles. This has seen many drivers spend hours on queues with many sleeping at the filling stations to get the product. In…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s premier gas distribution company, Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) has identified development of infrastructure and regulatory and fiscal stability as key drivers for the development of Nigeria’s gas resources. “Major investments are required to develop large scale infrastructure along the gas value chain (pipelines, gas processing plants, gas distribution networks) as well…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) today kicked off their participation at the 24th Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in Abuja with an elaborate exhibition on their operations which drew commendation from top government functionaries and other conference participants. Among the visitors to the stand were the Minister of State for…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), Ms. Maureen Chigbo, has stated that the organization’s primary objective is to sanitize the online media space and establish standards for the industry. Speaking at the launch of GOCOP’s maiden publication, “Nigeria Media Renaissance: GOCOP Perspectives on Online Publishing,” and a fundraising…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday, June 13, 2025 arraigned the duo of Halima Buba and Innocent Mbagwu before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja for alleged fraud. The defendants, who are Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd and Executive Director/Chief Compliance Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd, respectively are being prosecuted…