Archive for: August, 2018

Forty One Nigerian Prostitutes Arrested n Ghana

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Forty-one alleged prostitutes, 99 per cent of whom are Nigerians, have been arrested by the Weija District Police Command in Ghana. They were arrested around a place called Choice, where several drinking joints operate at night, according to Chief Inspector Diana Eninful, who led the operation. She said the police received several […]

Buhari To Merkel, Nigerian Illegal Migrants Are On Their Own

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday warned Nigerians who continue to migrate from the country through illegal routes, despite the inherent dangers, that they are on their own. He said such people make the uncertain trips at their own risk. Buhari said this during a joint press conference he had with the visiting […]

Balarabe Musa Opts Out Of Active Politics

LAGOS AUGUS 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa on Friday said he will no longer participate in active politics due to failing health and old age. Musa told the 54th National Executive Committee Meeting of the People Redemption Party (PRP) holding in Kaduna that he has consequently opted not to seek for […]

Amnesty Int’l Accuses FG Of Unlawful Arrest,’Enforcement Disapearnce’, Detention

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Amnesty International on Thursday accused Nigeria’s government of carrying out unlawful arrests and practising “enforced disappearance” — detention without trial — to suppress dissent. “The Nigerian government has used enforced disappearance as a longstanding tactic to silence critics and instil fear in civilian populations,” the rights watchdog said. It said some detainees […]

Petrol Tanker Explosion Razes Church, Hotel, Shops In Rivers

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A petrol tanker fire in the early hours of Thursday has destroyed property worth millions along G.U-Ake road, Eliozu, Obio/Akpor Local government Area of the state. Part of the property destroyed includes a church, a hotel and four shops and a flower garden. Our correspondent gathered that the tanker which was trying […]

Soyinka Slams Buhari For Subverting Rule Of Law

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWRANGERS)-Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, accusing it of having a penchant for flouting the decisions of the judiciary under the guise of national interest. In a statement entitled “Buhari’s Pernicious Doctrine”, Soyinka said that the President must have thought about his own travails under a military […]

Buhari’ll Jet Out To China Today

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari will be visiting China on Friday to participate in the 7th Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) scheduled to hold September 3 – 4, 2018 in Beijing. The President’s first engagement in the country will be an interactive session with the Nigerian Community in China at the […]

2019: Not Too Young To Run Distances Self From Saraki’s Declaration

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Not Too Young To Run movement has dissociated itself from Senate President Bukola Saraki’s declaration of his intention to run for the presidency in 2019. The Senate President announced that he was joining the race on Thursday while delivering a keynote address at a town hall for youths and young aspirants […]

2019 : Saraki Officially Declares For Presidency, States Reasons

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST -(NEWSRANGERS) Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has officially declared to run for the president of Nigeria come 2019 election. Saraki made his intention known during a dialogue with Youth and Young aspirants, held at Sheraton hotel, Abuja, on Thursday, august 30, 2018. According to him, he possesses a blend of executive and […]

2019: Adoption Of Direct Primaries Tear APC Apart

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Indications that all might not be well with the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged, yesterday, as some National Working Committee (NWC) members and notable leaders of the party openly challenged the decision to adopt direct primaries to elect candidates at all levels. The aggrieved party stalwarts have vowed to resist the adoption […]

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