LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles escaped death yesterday as the aircraft which was bringing them back home from Polokwane, South Africa after their match against Lesotho to Uyo for their final World Cup qualifier had to make an emergency landing in Luanda, Angola. According to the NFF, “the ValueJet Airline plane conveying the…
Residents of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State now live under the fear of sudden attack by mentally-deranged persons, especially youths hit by drug-induced amnesia. LEADERSHIP checks revealed that the influx of unkempt youths devastated by routine sipping, inhaling, sniffing and injection of hard substances in liquids and powdery forms, have become a menace, especially in…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young man in his early 30s in Uyo, identified as Utibe Eteffia committed suicide by taking lethal poison after falling victim to cyber criminals popular known as Yahoo Boys, who cleared out his account to the tune of N2.5 million. Prior to his death, the deceased who ran a POS business…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A crew of DStv journalists going to cover the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier match were attacked and kidnapped while one of them has now been confirmed dead, SaharaReporters has learnt. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Anambra State Police Command said that joint security forces led by the command rescued six…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of Nigerians woke up on Sunday to find their SIM cards barred by MTN Group Limited, sparking widespread outrage. The telecommunications giant claimed that the affected subscribers had failed to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM cards. In response, scores of disgruntled subscribers stormed MTN offices in major…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In an interview with Arise News, Charles Ojugbana, a former board member of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), has lambasted players who bring their girlfriends to the Super Eagles camp, stating that it shows a lack of focus even before training begins. Ojugbana emphasized that football is a team sport that requires…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have abducted eight National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Zamfara State. The Guardian learnt that the corps members were travelling in Akwa Ibom Transport Company (AKTC) bus from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to Sokoto State, for the one-year national service, when their vehicle was intercepted by the hoodlums. A source…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Labour Pary, LP, Peter Obi said he attends church events because Nigeria needs prayers. Obi stated this in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital on Tuesday when he visited the former prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria and a former president of the Christian Association of Nigeria…
