LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have reacted to a report of over 100 mysterious deaths in Jigawa State within days. It was reported on Monday that about 100 persons have died in the Hadejia area of the State, which has raised serious concerns. The government in response set up a five-man committee to investigate the deaths…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Leading Nigerian financial institution, First City Monument bank (FCMB) has issued an official statement to address the video making rounds about a customer who collapsed at its Onipan branch in Lagos State. According to the Bank: “Our attention has been drawn to a video making the rounds which shows a customer…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic on the media industry, Television Continental (TVC), a broadcast television station in Lagos, has slashed its staff salaries. This was disclosed in a broadcast message by the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Andrew Hanlon to the staff on Monday. Mr Hanlon said the station…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was pandemonium at a FCMB branch in Lagos today after a man showing Covid-19 symptom collapsed causing customers to flee the scene. According to reports, the incident happened at the Onipanu branch of the bank where many customers were reported to have gathered for various transactions. The man was reported to…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 2,310 persons were arrested and 2,092 vehicles impounded for breaching the lockdown order in Lagos, the police command said on Sunday. It said 125 of those arrested were warned and released because they were underage; some were asked to write undertakings to be of good conduct, while 2,185 were…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Persistent reports have suggested that some patients who have recovered from the novel coronavirus have relapsed, but a South Korean study suggests this is not the case. Scientists investigated after 277 patients in the country were reported as having fallen ill or tested positive a second time. But the researchers said that…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Out of the 59 active cases of coronavirus in Kaduna State, 50 were found among repatriated Almajirai pupils from Kano State, the state’s Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said. Governor El-Rufai on Twitter announced that the state now has recorded 50 cases from the repatriated Almajirai, adding that the total number of…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, over the weekend made donations worth millions of naira in cash and items to Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, to help them, as an isolation centre, to strengthen their ability to combat…