LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has suspended the operations of Max Air, following an incident involving one of its aircraft at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Tuesday. It can be recalled that a Max Air B734 aircraft, with registration marks 5N-MBD, experienced a tyre burst on landing at about 10:51 pm. However,…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man has turned to social media for help after his account was suspended by a popular mobile bank, leaving him unable to access the ₦250,000 in his account. The individual, who operates a POS service, posted his ordeal on X (formerly Twitter), explaining that he is now in debt to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Southern Ijaws and Ekeremor Local Government chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State have suspended Minister of State, Petroleum (oil) Heineken Lokpobiri and the former governorship aspirant in the state, David Lyon, from the party. But in a swift reaction on Friday, the chieftains of the party which…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended the US-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) for three months, following comments regarding the ongoing militant insurgency in the Sahel region. The suspension, announced on Monday, also includes a temporary ban on local media using international news reports. The junta, which came to power in a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) chief Samuel Eto’o has been banned from attending the national team’s matches for six months after violating FIFA’s disciplinary regulations, football’s governing body said. The former Barcelona striker has been president of Fecafoot since 2021 and will now be barred from all men’s and women’s games across various…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order to suspend import duties and value-added tax on essential medical supplies imported into the country. This is aimed at easing the high cost of locally producing pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and medical devices such as needles and syringes, and biological among others. Muhammad Ali Pate, minister…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has disowned a former governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola. Chairman of the party, Mr. Tajudeen Lawal disclosed this in a communiqué after a stakeholders’ meeting at the state secretariat in Osogbo on Tuesday. According to the chairman, the former minister of interior…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized Monday for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the automaker suspended production of three of them. The wide-ranging faulty testing at Japan’s top automaker involved the use of inadequate or outdated data in collision tests, and incorrect testing of airbag inflation and rear-seat…
