http://ift.tt/2xdGXsa LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four persons Monday lost their lives following an explosion that rocked the Petroleum Wharf, Apapa, Lagos. A source told SHIPPING DAY that the explosion occurred at the jetty when a vessel, Histria Ivory, was discharging fuel, Premium Motor Spirit. It was gathered that some hoodlums had gathered at the jetty to…
http://ift.tt/2xcmS5r LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 44 people have now died in a cholera outbreak in northeast Nigeria, the United Nations said Monday, calling for nearly $10 million to keep the disease from spreading. “To date, the outbreak has claimed at least 44 lives, out of close to 2,300 confirmed and/or suspected cases,” the world…
http://ift.tt/2xNohCW LAGOS SEPTEBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kogi State Police Command said it has launched a manhunt for the killers of an expatriate, his police orderly and driver on the Lokoja-Ajaokuta Road on September 16. The command’s Public Relation Officer, ASP William Aya, confirmed this to newsmen on Monday in Lokoja. Aya said the expatriate was traveling…
http://ift.tt/2jFqnyq LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The meeting between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government has ended. The meeting ended at about 8:30pm on Monday. ASUU at the end of the meeting initially said it would announce its position on the strike action in a few hours. The President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun…
http://ift.tt/2xfSuZB LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has commenced gradual withdrawal of its men stationed at various checkpoints in Aba after the recent clash with protesting members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that on Sunday, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu told newsmen in Umuahia that the military on…
http://ift.tt/2hcODDH SenatePresdent Bukola Saraki LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dr. Bukola Saraki,the President of the Senate, has said that the announcement of the proscription of the group known as Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by Governors of the South-east states and the categorization of the group as a ‘terrorist organisation’ by the Defence Headquaters are unconstitutional and…
http://ift.tt/2ykuWRT LAGOS SETEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Detectives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Lagos State Police Command, have arrested a man, Andrew Agofure, suspected to have burgled a house at Lekki-Ajah area of the metropolis and stole a Mercedes Benz G-Wagon valued at N37 million. But Agofure has denied the allegation. Police said they were also…
http://ift.tt/2xKhoC5 The burnt palace of Okokomaiko Hausa’s leader LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two persons were reported to have lost their lives as groups loyal to the son of Saika Hausawa of Okokomaiko and a suya seller enganged in physical battle in Okokomaiko a suburb of Lagos state. Report reaching Newsrangers revealed that the incident started on…