Archive for: July, 2018

Fire Razes ECOBANK Headquarters Building In Lagos

LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire outbreak occurred at Ecobank headquarters on Victoria Island, Lagos, on Tuesday. According to an eyewitness, who shared details on her Twitter handle, @AN26th, the fire started when a “diesel tanker exploded near their generator.” On its Twitter handle, the bank said, the situation was under control. See tweet: Officers of […]

Pandemonium As Condemned Kidnappers Attack Judge, Others In High Court Premise

LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A judge of Akwa Ibom State High Court, Justice Okon Okon, escaped death today as kidnappers from Rivers State attacked him in the Court premises in Uyo, threatening to kill him for sentencing them to death. Immediately after the Presiding Judge pronounced the death sentence, the condemned criminals rained abuses on him […]

Obasanjo, Liberian VP, Others To Attend Bayelsan Summit On Maternal Mortality

LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa State Government is set to hold the first summit on Infant and maternal mortality in Yenagoa on Tuesday. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said in a statement on Monday that the Governor of the state, Henry Seriake Dickson in company of his wife Dr. (Mrs). Rachael […]

Bayelsa: Management Of Nigeria Police School Laments Infrastructure Decay

By Amos Okioma LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of the Nigeria police School in Bayelsa state has expressed lamentation over the infrastructures decay which is adversely affecting the school conducive learning environment and called on the authorities concerned to come to their aids. The Head Teacher , Nwosu Peter Chigozie stated this in his address […]

Nigeria Exporters Lose $10bn Annually To Apapa Traffic Jam

LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Tola Faseru, National President, Cashew Farmers Association of Nigeria, says that exporters of agricultural produce and other goods are losing about 10 billion dollars annually to the Apapa gridlock challenge. Faseru disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. He added that the […]

Court Remands Three INEC Officials Over Alleged N179.8m Fraud

 LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday remanded three Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials in Ogun before a Federal High Court, Lagos, over alleged laundering of N179.8 million. It would be recalled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned the trio of Yemi Akinwonmi, Dickson Atiba […]

Obi Honours Invitation Of Onitsha Tax chief, Present Evidence Of 20 Yrs Tax Clearance

LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, on Thursday appeared before the Onitsha Office of the Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (Tax office). Obi was summoned by Mrs Nwakpudolu Juliet, the Chief Tax Officer coordinating GRA Phase 2 Onitsha as a Senior Business Manager. Confirming the visit at the tax office […]

Atiku remains best PDP presidential candidate – OGB

The Director General of Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Otunba Gbanga Daniel, has described the former Vice President as the best option for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket. According to the former governor of Ogun state, Atiku Abubakar would make a good president of the country come 2019, considering the kind of qualities and […]

Nigerian Tweeters React To Dino Melaye’s Kidnap

LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mixed reactions from Nigerians have trailed reports of the abduction of the Senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye. Earlier today, Dino was reported to be abducted by unknown persons by Senator Ben Bruce through his twitter handle. He disclosed that unknown persons in a Toyota Sienna blocked Dino’s car and overpowered them […]

Osun 2018: Seven PDP Governorship Aspirants Oppose Adeleke Candidacy

LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State have asked the national leadership of the party to rescind its decision on the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the candidate of the party in the September 22 governorship election. The aspirants: Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi; senators Olasunkanmi Akinlabi and Felix […]

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