LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH NEWSRANGERS)-More sponsors have supported the hosting of the eighth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) from October 2 to October 3, in Lokoja, Kogi State. Leading the pack of sponsors are the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Delta and Lagos State governments, Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), and…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmood Yakubu has revealed that there will be need to solicit the assistance of Nigeria Airforce and other armed of the military for the provision of logistics and security in the coming Ekiti State Governorship election, Osun State Governorship election and 2023 general elections….
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced the outbreak of measles in eight states of the federation. The NCDC, in the latest measles report, announced the affected states as Jigawa, Anambra, Katsina, Rivers, Enugu, Delta, Osun and Sokoto, while 908 suspected cases had been reported so far. The centre also stated…
LAGOS DECEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-EndSARS protesters are currently protesting in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, as well as Akure, the capital of Ondo state. The youths in Akure marched and drove in convoy through the streets of Akure to the State House of Assembly, demanding an audience with the leadership of the Assembly. The protesters. While in Abuja, the…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has said that the lockdown of some states and theclosure of their borders by their respective governors is illegal. In reaction to reports of Nigerians being trapped in the border communities of some states because of the closure of the borders by the governor, the secretary to the government…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sealed 13 steel factories across the nation for standards infractions. The SON task force on steel Chairman, Mr Enebi Onucheyo disclosed to newsmen on Monday in Lagos. Onucheyo said the companies located in Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Abia and Edo States were shut until further notice…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In response to the increasing cases of kidnapping and robbery by bandits and suspected Fulani herdsmen in the South-West, traditional rulers from the region have vowed to defend their people and flush the marauders out of the region. The monarchs made the declaration just as governors from the South-West announced plans to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2TH (NESRANGERS)-Peoples DdemocraticParty (PDP) Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is leading in Ondo State after winning 12 out of the 23 local government areas released by INEC as of the time of filing this report. The INEC Returning Officer in the state, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, on Sunday said the PDP candidate won in…