FRSC: Bus Preachers, Hawkers To Attract N50,000 Fine
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Senate has passed the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act (Amendment)…
FRSC: Bus Preachers, Hawkers To Attract N50,000 Fine
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Senate has passed the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, significantly increasing penalties for traffic offences, including imposing a N50,000 fine on anyone caught hawking, trading or preaching in commercial buses. The amendment, which is awaiting presidential assent, also prescribes a N50,000 fine or six months’ imprisonment, or…
Peter Obi Releases Part 2 Of ‘Roadmap To A New Nigeria’, Unfolds Education And Healthcare Agenda
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has insisted that Education and healthcare remain the bedrock upon which every prosperous nation is built. Releasing his Part 2 of the Roadmap to a New Nigeria on Thursday, Obi wrote on his handle that “Education and Healthcare remain the…
UK Govt Urges FIFA To Investigate Argentina Over Falklands Banner
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRNGERS)-The British government on Thursday urged FIFA to investigate Argentina‘s team after players celebrating their 2-1 win over England in the World Cup semifinals posed with a banner that claimed sovereignty over the contested Falkland Islands. During post-match celebrations Wednesday in Atlanta, Argentine players held a banner handed over by fans,…
Confusion As Two Appeal Courts Allegedly Issue Conflicting Judgments On INEC’s Power, Guidelines
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-An evidently disturbing development played up yes-terday in the judiciary after two Appeal Courts handed down conflicting judgments on the powers and guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The first Court of Appeal, Abuja, upturned the judgment of a Federal High Court, which nullified part of the election guidelines…
Fire At Orphanage In Algeria Kills 11, Wounds 19 Including Children
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire burning at an orphanage in Algeria‘s capital has killed at least 11 people including children, authorities said Thursday, amid a heatwave that has sparked hundreds of blazes in the country’s north. Firefighters had been battling to extinguish the flames since before dawn in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers. “At around…
US House Of Representative Blocks Assistance To Nigeria Over Terrorism
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The United States House of Representatives has approved an amendment seeking to withhold 100 per cent of the country’s assistance to Nigeria until the federal government takes effective steps to prevent and respond to terrorism and violence, significantly tightening an earlier proposal that sought to suspend only half of the aid….
CONMMEP Honours FOU Zone A Coordinator Gambo Aliyu For Excellence In Leadership, Trade Facilitation
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Congress of Nigerian Maritime Media Practitioners (CONMMEP) has honoured the Coordinator of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Comptroller Gambo Aliyu, with its 2026 Leadership Excellence Award for Outstanding Enforcement and Trade Facilitation. The award was presented during CONMMEP’s Annual General Meeting, Lecture and Awards…
Nigerian Priest In US Commits Suicide After Order To Return Home
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian Catholic priest in Massachusetts has died by suicide, days after being ordered to leave the United States and return to Nigeria, where he had repeatedly said he feared for his life. The Reverend Benjamin Okwy Madu, 54, died on July 2 at his residence in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, according to the…
