LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Southern Governors’ Forum on Monday rejected the proposed 3% share of oil revenue to the host community and supported the five percent share recommended by the House of Representatives in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Read full Communique below COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS OF…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)Yoruba Nation protesters have shown up at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos despite earlier warning by Lagos State Commissioner of Lagos, CP Odumasu threatening to deal with anyone who protest. The protesters gathered at the Ojota venue in their numbers when the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, CP…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian nutritionist Emiolo Ogunsola stands in front of a dozen new mothers in a Lagos public hospital, listing the basic foods they need to keep their children well nourished: Eggs, vegetables and beans among them. Her pitch is abruptly interrupted. For the mothers listening, even those essentials are increasingly beyond their reach….
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), have acknowledged the studentship of Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300 level female student arrested for stabbing Usifo Ataga to death in Lagos. Vice-Chancellor of UNILAG, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, who confirmed Chidinma as a student of the institution, said, “Yes she is a student of UNILAG, either…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Founder of the Love of Christ Generation Church C&S (Worldwide), Rev. Mother Esther Abimbola Ajayi, has urged religious leaders as well as Nigerians to continue to pray for the country in order to overcome challenges confronting her. The Christian cleric made the call during a visit by the Executive Members…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The immediate past President of Nigerian Port Authority, NPA, branch of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, and a former Vice Chairman of Lagos State Council, of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Adeleke Sanni, is dead. He died on Sunday in Lagos. President-General of MWUN, Prince Adewale Adeyanju, who confirmed his death, said…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The University of Lagos is test-running its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) it initiated in 2018. The institution’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor, (Academics and Research), Prof. Oluwole Familoni, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. According to him, the production is an invaluable addition to the…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 21-year-old undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Chidinma Ojukwu, has narrated how she stabbed the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, to death in the Lekki area of Lagos State. She spoke at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja on Thursday after she was paraded as a…