LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has dismissed reports of an explosion at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in Rivers, saying it was a “flare incident”. Earlier Wednesday, media reports had claimed that there was a fire outbreak at the Port Harcourt refinery. The fire was said to have lasted…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Federal High Court has dismissed reports that the newly assigned judge in the case of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has stepped down. The FHC, in a statement signed by the Chief Registrar, Sulaiman Hassan, on Tuesday described the report as “false and misleading.” A…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed reports of the alleged ritual killing of a 28-year-old Lagos State University graduate, Adedamola Ogunbode. The command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, while reacting to an inquiry by PUNCH Metro, on Wednesday, confirmed that Ogunbode was declared missing. He, however, clarified that his mutilated body was not…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has denied claims that it sells substandard petrol with a high burn rate. In a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, the NNPCL said it was reacting to a viral video claiming that its petrol does not last long in fuel tanks. Our…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected kidnappers of late member representing Onitsha-North 1 State Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon Justice Azuka, have confessed to killing the lawmaker but denied collecting ransom. The suspects, when paraded on Friday at the headquarters of the Anambra State Police Command, narrated that the deceased lawmaker was kidnapped…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The future of Vinicius Jr. came into the spotlight almost moments after he was snubbed from the Ballon d’Or trophy. Contrary to what many people were expecting, Rodri was handed the prestigious trophy, leading to massive resentment from Real Madrid and Vinicius. It even led many to believe that Vinicius may finally…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the 2027 election, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, says there is no merger deal yet with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) or any other party. The former Anambra State governor stated this on Thursday morning when he held…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Naira devaluation raised Nigeria’s external debt by about N30.03tn between 2023 and June 2024 when considered in naira terms, an analysis by The PUNCH showed. Despite a reduction in the country’s debt when measured in US dollars, the exchange rate shift has made Nigeria’s foreign obligations far more costly in local currency….