LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to a report by Vanguard on Thursday, May 14, 2026, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has said Nigeria’s current problems demand leaders who can generate wealth and manage resources responsibly—qualities he believes he embodies. Speaking on “60 Minutes With Kay”, a programme hosted by News Central’s MD/CEO Kayode…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) recently hosted a Business and Investment Forum in Port Harcourt, bringing together key industry stakeholders to explore opportunities to reduce operating costs, enhance productivity, unlock investment returns, and strengthen competitiveness through the adoption of natural gas. The forum coincided with the onboarding of two new industrial customers in…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The family of Ihotu John Rebecca, a Nigerian female footballer kidnapped on the Benin Expressway has called on well-meaning Nigerians to come to their aid as the abductors of their daughter are asking for a N20 million ransom. Ihotu John Rebecca, a young Nigerian female footballer who currently plays for Pacesetter Queens…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Bar Association and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, have raised serious concerns over alleged post-legislative alterations to the recently enacted Tax Reform Acts, calling for the immediate suspension of their implementation. In a statement on Tuesday, NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN), said the controversies surrounding the laws…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Inmates on death row are pushing for double ration of food or they would cause a crisis in the custodial centres. This is posing a challenge to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). Speaking at the ongoing Independent Investigative Panel on the alleged corruption in the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), today, the Assistant…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police operatives in the Federal Capital Territory have arrested two sisters and a couple for faking a kidnap in the nation’s capital. The spokesperson, FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. She said the sisters, conspired with two others, to stage a kidnap and demand ₦5…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a dramatic turn of events, kidnappers, who abducted the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Ose council area of Ondo State, Nelson Adepoyigi, have detained the ransom bearers. The kidnappers have reportedly demanded for fresh N30 million to release the three captives. The two ransom bearers, identified as Bayode Loco and…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits who abducted Ishaya Kukah, a brother of Bishop Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, have demanded a ransom of N50 million for him to regain freedom. Ishaya was kidnapped alongside six other persons, including women and children from Anchuna village, Ikulu Chiefdom of Zangon Kataf LGA of Kaduna State last…