LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Police Force has busted an armed robbery, kidnapping and criminal conspiracy syndicate of serving policemen, numbering eight Inspectors, terrorising residents of Port Harcourt and other parts of Rivers State. The Police said of the eight Inspectors, five of them attached to the Rivers State Police Command have been dismissed…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The refineries in Port Harcourt, Kaduna, and Warri are rotting away despite the over $3bn contract sum to resuscitate them, Sunday PUNCH findings have revealed. Visits to the refineries by our correspondents in Rivers, Kaduna and Delta states confirmed that the humongous amount, which is now subject of investigation by the Economic…
LAGOS JUE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In furtherance of its long-standing commitment to education and youth development, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has donated a wide range of relief and academic materials to Government Junior Secondary School, Elekahia, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The donation was made possible by the unwavering dedication and generosity of a class of…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) and the Nigeria Bar Association are at logger head over demand by Rivers state Sole Administrator for the refund of N300m paid to the Association for the hosting of their 2025 annual convention in Rivers State. The NBA annual conference was scheduled…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amnesty International has expressed deep concerns regarding the treatment of protesters and journalists in Abuja, Yobe and Port Harcourt. The human rights group condemned the attacks on demonstrators under the Take It Back Movement in these cities. Reports indicate that protesters, who have been actively demonstrating in Abuja, Lagos, and other major…
LAGOS OCTOBR 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No more than three persons have lost their lives in a helicopter accident that happened around 11:22 am in Port Harcourt today, Vanguard has learnt. The accident, which involved a Sikorsky SK76 with registration 5NBQG and operated by East Wind Aviation, was en-route from Port Harcourt Military Base, DNPM, to the NUIMANTAN…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A contract staffer with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Asher Christopher, has reportedly died while on duty. It was alleged that the 23-year-old Christopher had fell off from the five-storey building and died while carrying out his duty on Tuesday. However, the family of the victim has called for a…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Youths believed to have been sponsored to hold a pro-government rally in support of President Bola Tinubu’s administration were met with fierce resistance in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday. A viral video shows the rally being booed by locals, who rejected the youths’ attempts to drum up support for the government….