By Emmanuel Udom LAGOS JULY 9YH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are strong indications that residents of Ilupeju communities in Ifo area of Ogun State are presently on a confict mode with one of the frontline female pastor operating a Church in the area. Our correspondent got a tip that for years members of Salvation Deliverance Ministries are…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Earlier this month, Real Madrid announced the arrival of Kylian Mbappe, who will officially join on the 1st of July when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires. While the deal has been met with extreme excitement from supporters, it appears that the feeling is not the same for some in Carlo Ancelotti’s squad….
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In Rivers State, youths have taken action by shutting down the Asari Toru Local Government Secretariat, demanding the removal of their Chairman. This development occurs amidst a heated dispute between Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen and Governor Sim Fubara. Reportedly, the Chairman, whose tenure expires today, has fled his office as residents…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tension mounts in the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC over the recent appointment of heads of departments in the agency by the management team led by the Managing Director, Chief Festus Ochunogor without carrying the board along. According to our source, the next board meeting might run into…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The naira fell further on Tuesday as it exchanged for the dollar at the parallel market between 1,005/$ and 1,025/$. Owners of small-scale enterprises, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, and manufacturers, who spoke to The PUNCH, expressed concern about the falling value of the naira, warning that it would lead to the shutting…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) may yet increase to about N750 per litre, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has hinted. This is even as the association urged the government to initiate policies that would save the naira from further depreciation. The association’s national spokesperson, Mr….
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The lingering foreign exchange scarcity in the country has continued to worsen even as the exchange rate on the parallel market is inching towards N590/$1, The PUNCH has learnt. The development may lead to massive job loss in the manufacturing industry, among other sectors, according to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria. The…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed ordered an attack against the forces of the ruling party of Tigray Region, one of 10 autonomous regions of Ethiopia, raising the probability of a full-blown civil war in Africa’s second largest country by population. Abiy accused Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) of attempting to attack a…