LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pensioners of the Nigerian Ports Authority on Wednesday protested at the NPA Headquarters in Marina, Lagos, against the irregular increment in their pensions since 2008. The pensioners under the aegis of NPA Pensioners’ Welfare Association told the News Agency of Nigeria that the protest became necessary after several attempts to meet the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The closure of the country’s borders seems to have led to increase in prices of some food items such as rice, frozen chicken and turkey. Observers say if the borders are not opened before December, it portends a bleak Christmas for many Nigerians, given the astronomical rise in the prices of both…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday re-arraigned an American, Marco Ramirez, at the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos for allegedly defrauding Nigerians in a green card scam. EFCC alleged that Ramirez was a serial fraudster having been previously arraigned on similar offences. According to the anti-graft agency, he was earlier…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two suspected members of a robbery gang, one of them a South African returnee, have been arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, for allegedly dispossessing a laptop dealer of three Apple laptops valued at N1.5million at gunpoint. The suspects: Victor Remi, 27, who claims to be a Forex trader…
LAGOS OCTOBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Frontline Maritime journalist ,Mr . Godfrey Bivbere narrowly escaped death on Lagos waters while traveling from Agbara to Liverpool in Apapa , Lagos. Bivbere, a staff of Vanguard Newspaper and 22 other passengers, on Wednesday morning , fortunately got rescued when speed boat they were travelling on suddenly capsized in the middle…
LAGOS OCTOBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Catholic Church says it plans to pray against insecurity and other challenges confronting the nation between Oct.7 and Oct, 10. The Charismatic Renewal of Nigeria (CCRN) from the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos said this on Friday during a news conference. The Assistant Chairman of the conference planning committee, Mr Uche Anyway,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Governor òf Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has said that Democracy in Nigeria cannot grow without a vibrant media. The Governor called on those in governance to tolerate contrary views and supposedly offensive reportage of events by the media in the interest of the society and growth of democracy…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Most Rev Dr. Matthew Kukah, has arrived in Lagos State for the third annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). His arrival was confirmed in a statement released on Thursday evening by GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Olumide Iyanda. The theme of the conference holding at…