LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several churches on Sunday resorted to the use of abandoned buildings and open fields for services following the take over of several church buildings by the flood that has ravaged communities in Port Harcourt metropolis, Rivers State. This is as the Rivers State government has begun the desilting of major canals and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS0-Kayode Egbetokun has been replaced as Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, with Assistant Inspector-General Tunji Disu taking over the top position, a presidency source confirmed to ARISE News on Tuesday. The source confirmed the development, stating that an official announcement would be made shortly. “AIG Tunji Disu is the new IGP. Confirmed,”…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-CSP Benjamin Hundeyin has officially assumed duty as the new Force Public Relations Officer at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja. Hundeyin, who was formerly the Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, confirmed the development in a post on his X handle on Wednesday. He wrote, “Today I assumed duty as the Force…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The new Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Bayo Ojulari, has officially taken over the reins of the company from his predecessor, Mr. Mele Kyari. In a brief handover ceremony held at the NNPC Towers on Friday, the GCEO commended Kyari for his contributions to…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A viral video of a Catholic Church in Ojo, Lagos flooded by the heavy rainfall on July 3, 2024, has raised eyebrows as Nigerians call attention to the importance of proper flood management. The video shared by a church member revealed the entire worship center was swamped with water including the church’s…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Polaris Bank Limited, led by Kayode Lawal, is allegedly involved in a fraud worth N16.5 billion. This is as the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has taken over the prosecution of the bank and a staff member, Chinenye Duru, for diverting N16.5 billion belonging to a…
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)- As acrid smoke filled the air, turning the sky around her sleepy hometown, Fox Creek, Alberta, a garish blood orange, Nicole Clarke said she felt a sense of terror. With no time to collect family photographs, she grabbed her two young children, hopped into her pickup truck, and sped away, praying…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram insurgents have taken over multiple communities in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state, offering villagers money and incorporating them in their ranks to fight the government, a local government official and the state’s information commission told Reuters. The Islamist group is typically concentrated in the northeast of Africa’s most populous nation, and…
