LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Angry protesters of the Nigerian Labour Congress, on Wednesday, pulled down the gates of the National Assembly in Abuja. The protesters led by the leaders of the Organised Labour, Joe Ajaero of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Festus Osifo of the Trade Union Congress asked security operatives stationed at the legislative building…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fuel queues have resurfaced in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, as a result of the hike in the pump price of petrol. Daily Trust had reported that fuel which sold for N537 per litre in the nation’s capital as of last night was reviewed upward to N617 in some parts of Abuja on…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party Presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, has chastised the Federal Government for giving national honours to those he described as criminals who stole the country blind, rather than to teachers in recognition of their contribution to educational and national development. This was even as Obi regretted…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A nanny who allegedly abducted her employer’s 3-year-old son in Abuja, has been arrested alongside her accomplices. LIB reported that the suspect disappeared with the child in the Gwarimpa area of the FCT at the weekend. In an update on Thursday morning, July 13, the boy’s uncle, Jesse Dan Yusuf, confirmed that…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-OPERATIVES of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command are on the trail of a customer who absconded with a N55 million Mercedes Benz GLB 250 while test driving the vehicle in Abuja. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Command Josephine Adeh disclosed this while speaking with The ICIR on Friday, June…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has called for urgent humanitarian assistance for residents of Trademore Estate in Lugbe, Abuja, in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) who were overwhelmed by a disastrous flood incident, saying that their situation is heartbreaking. Lives were reportedly lost, houses were submerged, residents were displaced and…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has disclosed that over 116 houses were submerged at Trademore Estate in Abuja as a result of heavy downpour Friday morning. Speaking during an on-the-spot assessment visit to the scene of the incident, the director-general of the Agency, Dr. Abbas Idriss, noted that no life was…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video showing the convoy escorting the new Senate President, Godwill Akpabio after the day’s work is circulating on social media. In the video making rounds, several cars, which consists of V8s, Mercedes Benzes and motorcycle outriders were captured as part of the motorcade. Several security personnel were also part of the…