LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director-General, Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Engr. Osita Aboloma, will tomorrow in Lagos meet with maritime stakeholders on the agency’s new operational system. The event, which holds at the Rockview Hotel, Apapa, has as its theme: “Facilitating Trade Through SON Automated Services”. THE POWERFUL PEN learnt that the 10.00am sensitisation event…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles of Nigeria star Kanu Nwankwo popularly known as papilo is back on the football scene. This time its not him, its his son Sean Nwankwo! The Watford u-16 star player have got the whole England talking with his mesmerizing football pace and skills! It can be safely concluded that…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sealed 13 steel factories across the nation for standards infractions. The SON task force on steel Chairman, Mr Enebi Onucheyo disclosed to newsmen on Monday in Lagos. Onucheyo said the companies located in Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Abia and Edo States were shut until further notice…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a massive probe into alleged looting of over N150 billion by the immediate past governor of Abia State, Chief Theodore Orji, and members of his family. His sons – Chinendum Orji Eyinanya (currently Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly) and one Ogonna Orji…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was a horror show in Lagos on Tuesday after a 23-year old man, Michael Okhide, stabbed his father, Barrister Clement Okhide; his mother, Toyin, leaving them to bleed to death. One of their daughters, Mary, was found in a pool of her blood and was rushed to the hospital where doctors…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck at Umuobom in the Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State as one Sunday Agwim allegedly murdered his mother, Mrs Christiana Agwim. The police spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, told Southern City News that the 47-year-old suspect had been arrested for killing his mother. He said, “We received…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The self-acclaimed pastor of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Solution Chapel, Ikoyi-Ile, Osun State, Segun Philips, said he was paid N210,000 to use the final year student of the Lagos State University, Favour Daley-Oladele for money rituals. His action was after Favour’s boyfriend, Owolabi Adeeko, had smashed her head with a pestle….
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The founder of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarder(NAGAFF) Dr. Boniface Aniebonam has demanded for the immediate come back of return of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to Nigerian port in order to checkmate the influx of substandard and expired goods into the country. Dr. Aniebonam who made the call…