LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday grounded activities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International in Abuja. The move is part of actions by the unions following an attack on the president of the NLC Joe Ajaero in Imo State. . But what started as…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada is investigating an explosion at its embassy in Nigeria that killed two people, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Monday, as Ottawa joined Washington and London in issuing a warning against nonessential travel to the West African nation. “We can confirm there was an explosion at our High Commission in Nigeria….
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fire gutted a section of the Canadian High Commission in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on Monday. Two persons reportedly lost their lives in the tragedy while others sustained injuries. Thick, dark smokes were seen spiraling into the skies from the tall, white diplomatic building located on the diplomatic drive in…
By Yushau Shuaib LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-“Ladies and Gentlemen. This is your Captain speaking. We regret to announce that because of a technical problem, we have to return to Paris for safety and security.”_ That was the announcement made by the Captain of the Abuja-bound Air France flight on Monday, October 23, 2023, that had…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some workers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are currently groaning over a cut in their October salaries and allowances amid inflation and general economic hardship in the country. SaharaReporters gathered that the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) cut down most of their workers’ salaries, claiming its budget and personnel cost vote…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A dispatch rider simply identified as Lucky was, on Friday, killed by the flood that ravaged a section of Dongo Gada village at Lokogoma axis, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). Eye witnesses said the indigene of Kaduna State was trying to navigate through the heavy flood when his motorcycle slipped into a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amid the high rising buildings, beautiful scenery, headquarters of security agencies and constant show of force by the police, Army, Department of State Services (DSS) and National Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, lies the atrocities of criminals popularly known as ‘one chance.’ They…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has demanded that President Bola Tinubu comes clean on his true identity. Obi made the demand on Wednesday during a press conference in Abuja. The former Anambra State governor urged Tinubu to reintroduce himself to the nation he governs, and to…