By Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Otti’s proposed law on health coverage and stipends for Abia senior citizens is a welcome and progressive initiative that places him far above many past governors of the state who now attempt to run him down. If fully implemented, it will stand as one of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed displeasure at the lingering strike by primary schools teachers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. In a post on his official X handle, Obi said it is worrisome that the government spent billions of naira to renovate the International Conference…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A 19-year-old unlicensed driver, Nsikak Okon, has been arrested by the operatives of the Edo State Police Command for allegedly knocking down three officers while evading police check. The incident, according to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, occurred along Iyekogba Estate Gate, Benin…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-More than 100 migrants lost their lives in the Mediterranean while attempting to reach European shores from Libya, the humanitarian organisation Sea Watch has reported. Just one person, who said to be on a vessel thought to be carrying 117 people, has claimed to have survived the alleged shipwreck. The alleged…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ibom Air, recorded an in-flight death of an adult passenger aboard a MetroFlight operated by it. Usually a rare occurrence on flights, the passenger sadly died mid-air Monday during a domestic flight. Even though Aviation sources confirm the unfortunate incident, neither the name of the passenger nor the route has been made…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 19 wedding guests lost their lives on Saturday when a commercial bus conveying a bride and other passengers plunged into a river while crossing a broken bridge at Gwalli village in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The victims were travelling from Fass village in Gummi LGA to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-An Egyptian national, Mohammed Saleh, has died after reportedly slumping at a hotel in the Wuse Zone 4 area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. PUNCH Metro learnt this on Sunday from a statement posted on X by security expert Zazazola Makama. According to him, the incident happened on Friday night while…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ondo State Police Command on Monday said it had arrested three suspects in connection with the abduction of members of staff of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko. The victims, Mr Omoniyi Eleyinmi, who is a faculty officer of the Faculty of Education of the AAUA, was abducted, and another man, whose…