Transport Fares Increase As Petrol Price Climbs To N1,400 Per Litre
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Transport fares have risen again in parts of the country as petrol…
Transport Fares Increase As Petrol Price Climbs To N1,400 Per Litre
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Transport fares have risen again in parts of the country as petrol price climbed to as high as N1,400 per litre, Daily Trust reports. The latest increase followed a surge in global crude oil prices, with Brent crude rising above $100 per barrel amid renewed tensions in the Middle East. Fresh loading…
Tinubu Approves Expansion Of Nigerian Army To 12 Divisions, Recruitment Of 28,00 Personnel
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has approved the expansion of the Nigerian Army from eight to 12 divisions and the recruitment of 28,000 additional personnel to strengthen the country’s security architecture. The move, according to the Presidency, is aimed at improving the operational effectiveness of the Army and enhancing its capacity to respond to…
Amupitan Seeks Independent Funding Of INEC To Guarantee Free, Fair, Credible Election
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the commission should be funded directly from the federation account to guarantee free, fair and credible elections. BACKGROUND In February, President Bola Tinubu signed into law the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) Bill. The development followed the passage of the legislation by…
Why I Punched Dani Olmo After FIFA World Cup Final Loss To Spain-Argentina Coach
LAGOS JULY 24THTH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ayala admitted that emotions got the better of him during the heated scenes that followed the final whistle. He claimed that Olmo said something to him which prompted his reaction, but acknowledged that his position as Argentina coach meant he should have maintained his composure. The former Argentina defender also disputed the…
Bandits Turn Sokoto Community To ATM, After Collecting N600k Ransom, They Insist On N1m Balance With Threat
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)- Gunmen have turned Garin Idi the hometown of Sokoto State deputy governor, Idris Mohammed Gobir to ATM after collecting N600,000 part payment of a N1.6 million ransom initial demand, they insisted on collecting the balance N1m in two days or continue abduction of the indigenes. A resident who spoke on…
Nigerian Pastor Highlighted By Trump Says He’s Next After Militia Kills Nine Of His Relatives
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian Pastor highlighted by President Trump on social media, says that nine members of his family have been killed. The minister is an outspoken critic of the killing of Christians by radicalized Muslim members of the Fulani militia. Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo now says that the same militia has issued a…
DSS Rejects Life Sentence For Oyo School Kidnappers, Seeks Death Penalty
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Services (DSS) has said it will appeal the life imprisonment handed down to three men convicted over their alleged involvement in the abduction of school pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The secret police said it was dissatisfied with the judgment, arguing that…
Teacher In Trouble For Allegedly Flogging 12 Year- Old Pupil To Death
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A 47-year-old teacher, Mrs. Dim Ebere, has surrendered to the Anambra State Police Command after she was declared wanted over the alleged flogging to death of a 12-year-old pupil. The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspect turned herself in at the Neni Police Station in Anaocha Local Government Area following…
