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….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has denied claims that it sells substandard petrol with a high burn rate. In a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, the NNPCL said it was reacting to a viral video claiming that its petrol does not last long in fuel tanks. Our…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Actors Guild Of Nigeria (AGN) has debunked media report of the arrest and detention of its National President, Dr Ejezie Emeka Rollas by the police in Umuahia, Abia State. Disputing the arrest, Presidential Spokesman of AGN, Cornel Udofia in a statement made available to NewsRangers maintained that AGN National President was…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his record and slammed those “spreading lies” following days of hostile attacks from Elon Musk over historical child rape crimes in northern England. “Those that are spreading lies and misinformation as far and as wide as possible are not interested in victims, they are interested…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has debunked his death rumours making the rounds on social media, saying he’s alive. The ex-president, who wondered why some people would wish him such, said he quickly informed his family members that he’s hale and hearty. Obasanjo stated this on Tuesday during the inauguration of the Old…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Jigawa Youth Agenda has vehemently denied the unfounded allegations made by a mysterious group claiming to represent APC youth in Jigawa State against Honourable Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar MON Mni. After thorough investigations, it was revealed that this group is not officially registered with the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has denied being behind the removal of fuel subsidy in Nigeria. Speaking on Friday at a press briefing on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington DC, United States, Abebe Selassie, IMF’s African Region Director, described the decision to remove fuel subsidy…
