LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a consignment of 26.150kilograms of heroin with a street value of over N6.5billion at the SAHCO shed of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. A press statement signed by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, sighted…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The family members of a beauty make-up artist, Anu Agbalaya, are currently troubled after the lady went to render home service to a client in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State and never returned home. SaharaReporters learnt that Anu, 23, went for the job on July 7 to fix nails for a…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A potential 3rd wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic has hit Lagos. This is according to a statement by the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwoolu on Sunday. Governor Sanwoolu while giving an update on the state’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, disclosed that from the beginning of July, there has been a…
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…