LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Thursday sealed the headquarters of Ikeja Electric over alleged refusal to comply with regulatory directives relating to a protracted consumer rights dispute. Officials of the commission, accompanied by security personnel, shut the Alausa office after what the FCCPC described as repeated engagements that…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rescue teams have raced to the scene after a Turkish military cargo aircraft crashed in Georgia. The C130 plane plummeted to the ground at the Georgia-Azerbaijan border, according to officials. The Republic of Türkiye Ministry of National Defence wrote on X: “One of our C130 military cargo aircraft, which was taking off…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A tense confrontation broke out in Abuja on Tuesday when soldiers stopped the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) from gaining access to an estate land in the FCT. In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, the soldiers on guard duty at the disputed…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, is currently meeting with service chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies in Abuja. The agenda of the closed-door meeting was not known at the time of filing this report. The meeting follows reports alleging that US President Donald Trump issued a directive to prepare…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Kwara State House of Assembly has expressed concern over reports that some students in tertiary institutions across the state are selling their sperm and eggs as a means of survival. The matter was brought to plenary by Rukayat Shittu, representing Owode/Onire Constituency, who cited findings from Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump said the “time for being soft” on illegal immigration is over after the gruesome death of Chandra Nagamallaiah, a motel manager in Dallas who police said was beheaded and killed by an employee in front of his wife and son. Trump highlighted the case in a Sept. 14 post…
LAGOS SEPTEMBR 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Chelsea player has turned down a salary that is around five times more than he currently earns to stay at the club. We’ve seen a pretty hectic transfer window and a hectic deadline day. Even though Chelsea only loaned in a player from Brighton on deadline day, there was plenty going…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Management of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has threatened to take legal action against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over Sunday’s raid on its facility. DAILY POST reports that operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, at about 2 a.m on Sunday, stormed the facility and…