LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The annual crossover services held by religious organisations across the country is under threat as the Boss Mustapha led Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 declared that indoor religious gatherings should be limited to 50 per cent with full compliance to public health measures. This was contained in a statement signed by the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has declared December 27, 28 and January 3, 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Day. Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, made the announcement in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement was signed by Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary of the interior…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tyson Fury has invited heavyweight rival Deontay Wilder to spend Christmas with him and his family in Florida to reflect on their sensational trilogy of fights. The pair squared off in three unbelievable battles in as many years to determine the greatest of this era. After a contentious draw in Los Angeles…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has urged public office holders in the country to put God ahead in their service to the people, advising them to see their offices as platforms for service to God and man. In his Christmas message,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It is December 24 -the eve of Christmas, but the usual merry of the season is lacking. Usually by this time, the festive feeling is in the air with preparations for Christian faithful’s symbolic celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. There have always been arguments about whether this time of the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The head office of Seplat Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has remained shut, a full week after it was sealed off on the back of a court order instituted by Access Bank Plc. According to reliable sources, both parties appeared in court during the week, with Seplat seeking the court’s approval to vacate…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 has urged Nigerians in diaspora shelve plans of coming home for the Christmas festivities. The National Coordinator of the task force, Dr Sani Aliyu, disclosed this during the weekly media briefing of the task force. According to Aliyu, this will help prevent the safety measures…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Slowly, the five friends make their way to the women’s outhouse they use each day. They look back. No one has followed them. In the stench of the room, they gather in a corner. Saying little, always in muttered whispers, they stand quietly. One woman softly sings. Another leads a short prayer….