LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Borno state, the epicentre of an ongoing Islamist insurgency, will shut all camps that are holding thousands of internally displaced persons by the end of the year, its governor said on Friday, citing improved security in the state. The conflict between the insurgents and Nigeria’s armed forces has also spread to…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of the Polytechnic Ibadan on Sunday suspended all activities at the institution over rising insecurity in the state. A statement by the public relations officer of the institution, Adewole Soladoye which was signed by the registrar, Mrs Modupe Theresa Fawale, said it is “to monitor the security temperature within the…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A large number of people in Arigidi Akoko, in the Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, have been mourning the death of the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly called TB Joshua. This is just as his elder brother, Mr Abimbola Balogun,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Tuesday evening, James Chijindu went to a mall in Lagos to grab a meal and groceries. When it came time to pay, his Guaranty Trust Bank and First Bank debit cards were unresponsive. So he called a GTBank helpline and the message was clear; Chijindu’s account was closed in accordance with…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The head office of Seplat Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has remained shut, a full week after it was sealed off on the back of a court order instituted by Access Bank Plc. According to reliable sources, both parties appeared in court during the week, with Seplat seeking the court’s approval to vacate…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Benue State House of Assembly Speaker Titus Uba and his son have tested positive for COVID 19. Uba stated this through a statement issued by the Chairman, Committee on Information and Orientation, Tertsea Gbishe. Another member representing Kwande East Constituency, Teatsea Gbishe, also tested positive for the dreaded virus. The Speaker has,…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Amuwo Odofin Local Government (AOLG) of Lagos State has shut down four markets in the area for non-compliance with guidelines to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the four markets which were shut on Monday are Oyinlola and 23 Road markets in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – Dozens of baskets brimming with newly-picked tomatoes gently rot in the sticky heat, becoming the latest casualty in a bout of trade tension between Benin and Nigeria. On August 19, President Muhammadu Buhari unexpectedly closed Nigeria’s borders to goods trade with Benin and Niger, declaring the time had come to…
