LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Republic of Benin, Niger Republic and Togo made no payment for the electricity supplied to them from Nigeria in the second quarter of 2021, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said. In its just released Second Quarter Report 2021, the NERC stated that the power firms of the three nations and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 70-year-old landlord, Solomon Odogbor and a painter were burnt beyond recognition after they were electrocuted during the painting of a house in Benin, the capital of Edo State on Friday. The incident occurred in an area close to the popular Edaiken Primary School Road, Uselu Quarters, in Egor Local Government Area…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pirates have kidnapped 15 crew members from a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Guinea after boarding the vessel off the coast of Benin, the ship’s Dutch owners said on Friday. The latest incident of high-seas piracy happened on Thursday afternoon around 210 nautical miles (389 kilometres) south of Cotonou when pirates…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Julius Abuda is the younger brother of Chief Dennis Abuda, an American-based Nigerian businessman who was killed recently by kidnappers at Ahor, Benin, Edo State. In this interview with ADEYINKA ADEDIPE, Julius speaks about the circumstances surrounding his brother’s death and how his body was recovered from the bush How do you…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“I was meant to be killed, but my abductors sold me to herdsmen. I saw hell and I don’t wish my enemy such.” Those were the exact words of the Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Mrs Bridget Esene, who was kidnapped on Sunday…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rice Millers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) has raised the alarm over massive rice smuggling into the country. Their alarm comes barely five weeks after the federal government reopened Nigerian borders. The entry points were shut from August 20, 2019 to December 17, 2020 In a statement on Friday, RIMAN Chairman, Peter…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Middle-aged man has abandoned his wife and three children in a Point of Sales shop at Oluku near Benin City, the Edo State capital. Reports had it that the man went to the POS shop with his wife and three children, gave his Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Card to the female…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A courageous female Point of Sale (POS) operator, identified as Ann, has reportedly disarmed two robbery suspects in the Uhogua community in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. Uhogua community, located down the Upper Siluko Road end of Benin City, plays host to the Home for the Needy International Christian…