World Bank Blacklists 18 Nigerian Companies, Individuals For Corruption –Report LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Bank has blacklisted 18 Nigerian individuals and firms for engaging in corrupt practices, fraud and collusive practices in its 2021 fiscal…

Nigeria Customs Raise Alarm Over Missing Two Import Containers Cleared From APM Terminal

LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Operation Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over the weekend revealed that two import containers cleared from APM Terminals to a bonded terminal in Lagos are currently missing…

First Bank Reacts To Media Reports Of Otedola Takeover

LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-FBN Holdings Plc Friday denied claims by online media that the Nigerian business mogul, Femi Otedola has acquired majority stake in the bank. In a statement signed by the company secretary, Seye Kosoko…

Abductors Of NollyWood Actor, Okereke Demands N10m Ransom

LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen who kidnapped former Council Chairman of Nkanu West Council area of Enugu state, and Nolly wood Actor, movie producer, Mr. Afam Nnaji have demanded for N10m ransom  for his freedom.  A family…

“Sex Tape Video Scandal: Tiwa Savage May Lose Major Endorsement Deals”

LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Public Relation expects Issac Mayowa has said that Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage might lose major endorsement deals over her viral video scandal that surfaced online. Tiwa Savage’s alleged tape hit the internet…

Africa’s Biggest Film Festival, FESPACO Kicks Off In Burkina Faso

LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS) — Africa’s largest film festival kicks off Saturday in Burkina Faso amid both the COVID-19 pandemic and a growing jihadi insurgency in the West African nation that has killed thousands of people…

Covid-19: No Work For Non -Vaccinated Civil Servants From Dec 1st-Presidential Committee

LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will require civil servants to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test for the disease to gain access to their offices from the beginning of December, a presidential committee…

Nigeria Gets $400m World Bank Financing For COVID-19

LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS) – Nigeria got approval on Friday for $400 million in World Bank financing to procure and deploy COVID-19 vaccinations, the bank said in a statement. The World Bank board of directors signed…

Christ Embassy Church Penalised For Defying Australia’s COVID-19 Lockdown

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Australian police on Monday expressed disappointment at the  Sydney branch of Christ Embassy Church for flouting the city’s COVID-19 lockdown by holding a service for 60 people in a pandemic hotspot. The church…

Liberia Ex-Warlord, Charles Taylor Drags Liberia Govt To Court Over Pensions, Benefits

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Liberian warlord-turned-president Charles Taylor, jailed for five decades for war crimes, has filed a lawsuit against his country’s government over its “refusal” to pay his pension and retirement benefits, according to a…

Ex-Soldier Admits Role In Murder Of Thomas Sankara

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former army private admitted at a trial on Tuesday that he had helped transport a hit squad to assassinate Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, 34 years ago. The trial unfolding at…

Cambridge College Sets Precedent, Returns Looted Benin Bronze To Nigeria

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Cambridge University college will on Wednesday hand over to Nigeria a sculpture that was looted by British troops in 1897, setting a precedent that will put pressure on other institutions to return…

African Union Suspends Sudan Over Military Coup

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The African Union said on Wednesday it had suspended Sudan until civilian rule in the country is restored, saying it rejected the military takeover as an “unconstitutional” seizure of power. The continent-wide bloc…

Kidnappers Of Chief Imam, Religious Worshippers In Niger Demand N60m Ransom

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Abductors of worshippers in Maza-Kuka Community, Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, have demanded N60 million ransom from families of the victims. Gunmen had invaded the community in the early hours of…

INEC Rewards Beneficiaries Of Officers Who Died In Boat Mishap In Bayelsa

LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented cheques to the next of kin of Police Officers who died in a boat mishap that occurred during the Bayelsa Central and West Senatorial Districts’ bye…

Okowa Finally Signs Anti-Open Grazing Bill Into Law In Delta State

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Governor  Ifeanyi Okowa, Thursday, signed the State Anti-open grazing bill 2021 into law, urging the Federal Government to assist interested herdsmen to establish ranches across the country.  Assenting to the bill christened “Delta State…

Top 10: Ronaldo Drops As Messi, Neymar Top List Of Highest Paid Footballers

LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cristiano Ronaldo is now the fifth highest paid footballer after his return to Manchester United. Messi, six-time Ballon d’Or winner who joined PSG as a free agent, tops the list as he will…

Rivers Police Deputy Public Relation Officer, Udogu slumps, Dies While Watching TV

LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rivers State Police Command and the Nigeria sports sector were thrown into mourning, following the sudden passing of the state deputy Police spokesman, Christian Udogu. According to a close source in the…