LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has dismissed what it described as “exaggerated reports” claiming that a brigade commander was killed during a terrorist attack in Benisheikh, Borno state, on Thursday morning. In a statement on Thursday, Michael Onoja, director of defence media operations at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), said the “coordinated terrorist attack” occurred around…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The office of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has cleared the air over his rumoured death. It dismissed viral social media claims suggesting the Prime Minister had been assassinated following the escalating conflict involving Israel, the United States and Iran. “These are fake news; the Prime Minister is fine,” the Prime…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has denied reports that President Bola Tinubu has sacked or directed the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Bayo Ojulari to resign. A report by an online newspaper on Saturday had alleged that Ojulari was detained on Friday and coerced into…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has distanced itself from a viral social media statement claiming the group warned former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race, and allegedly cautioned the North against supporting him. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the National Publicity Secretary of…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) wishes to inform the general public that all its verification service platforms are functional and accessible to all partners including all security agencies. Furthermore, the Commission said it is aware of the purported ''inability of the Police Service Commission (PSC) to access the NIMC verification server,…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has dismissed reports linking him with the All Progressive Congress, noting that he is not a member of the ruling party nor intending to be a member. Reacting to a report circulating on social media where he alleged that his name was mentioned in…
LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has dismissed reports of an explosion at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in Rivers, saying it was a “flare incident”. Earlier Wednesday, media reports had claimed that there was a fire outbreak at the Port Harcourt refinery. The fire was said to have lasted…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Rivers State Government has dismissed as false and malicious social media reports claiming that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a delegation from the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) visited Governor Siminalayi Fubara last Sunday. The government described the reports as fake news aimed at inciting chaos and lawlessness in the state….