LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, said that approval has been given for a Nigeria Law School campus to be sited in Port Harcourt, the State capital. A Government House press statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday by the governor’s Special Assistance on Media, Kevin Ebiri, said that the governor made the…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United Nigeria Airline aircraft on a flight number U50515 from Port Harcourt to Abuja airport yesterday made air return to Port Harcourt on almost getting to Abuja after running into turbulence at Abuja. Mr Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, Head, Corporate Communications, United Nigeria Airline, in a statement yesterday said : ” A United…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Port Harcourt Zonal Office, has arrested the leader of a syndicate involved in the buying and selling of human organs for trafficking to foreigners. The leader identified as Ukaeje John Emeka (alias Dr. Phil Mark, Dr. Donald Phillip, Dr. Wesley David), was arrested on April 16,…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, have been thrown into darkness, following an explosion that shattered a transformer at the transmission station. The management of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) confirmed the incident in a statement by spokesperson Chioma Aninwe. The statement listed the areas affected as Rumuokwuta, some parts…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Acting Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the IGP Monitoring Satellite Offices in Lagos and Port Harcourt over complaints of harassment and operating beyond their briefs by Nigerians. Speaking at his maiden meeting with Command Police Commissioners and zonal AIGs, in Abuja , Baba said the IGP…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The dense mangroves of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region are known for their rich flora and fauna, as well as vast crude oil reserves. In recent years, though, the region has earned a more shadowy reputation, highlighted by the Suez canal blockage that has forced more cargo vessels to sail along the West…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on February 18, 2021, ordered popular On-Air Personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, fondly referred to as Daddy Freeze, to pay the sum of N5m for committing adultery with one Benedicta Elechi. Daddy Freeze was ordered to pay the money to Paul Odekina, who was married…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I felt so pity for him, so I decided to drop from the vehicle to meet him, I greeted him and try to know the direction he was going to. He discloses that he is walking towards a street which was still distanced from his current location. I was really touched, I…
