LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has donated N20 million to the Anglican School and Hospital projects in Kubwa, an Abuja suburb. This is in fulfillment of his earlier pledge to partner with the faith-based community in its mission to improve literacy and increase access…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has confirmed that parts of the Presidential Villa and 60 percent of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are in darkness after vandals stole a 132-kilovolt underground cable that transports bulk electricity to its 132kV Central Area Transmission Substation. TCN disclosed this in a statement by its…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Capital Administration has introduced a curious five percent consumption tax in Abuja. This brings to 12.5 percent of consumption tax that consumers pay whenever they pick up items in restaurants, bars, clubs and hotels. Investigation revealed that restaurants, eateries, fast food joints are charging a 5 percent consumption tax on…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Take It Back Movement, one of the key organizers of the EndBadGovernance nationwide protest, has scheduled Saturday for a one-million-man protest in all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja. Mr Sanyaolu Juwon, National Coordinator of the movement, stated this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said,…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A 23-year-old scavenger simply identified as Nura was reportedly manhandled by a mob for allegedly stealing a pot of rice at Kango community in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A resident of Kango, Ayuba Iliya, said the incident happened on Tuesday around 11:23am when the scavenger allegedly took away…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has dismissed a N20bn suit instituted by a legal practitioner, Ejumejowo Anthony against two Abuja based hospitals and the FCT Minister on the alleged negligence he claimed to have led to his wife’s death. Justice Edward Okpe on Tuesday at the Nyayan Division…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 32-year-old housewife, Mrs Maimuna Aliyu, slipped and died while fetching rain water inside at Bako village in the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday, June 6. DailyTrust reports that a neighbour who simply identified himself as Usman said the incident happened about 8:12 am. Usman said…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Commuters in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, and other cities across the country have bemoaned the hike in transportation fares owing to the current fuel scarcity. DAILY POST reports that queues have worsened in many filling stations across the country, with Abuja as one of the worst hit areas. While some…