http://ift.tt/2xgoGgn Minister of Informaion Lai Mohammed LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government said it has traced the financial headquarters of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to France and vowed to block the inflow of fund to the now proscribed organization. Addressing State House correspondents, on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai […]
Sep 21 2017 | Posted in
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http://ift.tt/2fiTwOv LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court has confirmed its past verdict which sacked lawmaker, Herman Hembe, representing Vandeikiya/Konshisha federal constituency of Benue state from the House of Representatives. The apex court had declared Mrs Dorathy Mato winner of the APC party ticket for the constituency and asked Hembe to vacate his seat at the […]
Sep 20 2017 | Posted in
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http://ift.tt/2ynGEvc LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, on Monday, stated that the Defence Headquarters, DHQ, did not declare the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB an terrorist organization in the country. Speaking during the official launch of Operation Python Dance II in Abakaliki, the Army Chief who argued that what the Defence Headquarters […]
Sep 19 2017 | Posted in
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http://ift.tt/2xdGXsa LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four persons Monday lost their lives following an explosion that rocked the Petroleum Wharf, Apapa, Lagos. A source told SHIPPING DAY that the explosion occurred at the jetty when a vessel, Histria Ivory, was discharging fuel, Premium Motor Spirit. It was gathered that some hoodlums had gathered at the jetty to […]
Sep 19 2017 | Posted in
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http://ift.tt/2xcmS5r LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 44 people have now died in a cholera outbreak in northeast Nigeria, the United Nations said Monday, calling for nearly $10 million to keep the disease from spreading. “To date, the outbreak has claimed at least 44 lives, out of close to 2,300 confirmed and/or suspected cases,” the world […]
Sep 19 2017 | Posted in
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http://ift.tt/2jFqnyq LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The meeting between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government has ended. The meeting ended at about 8:30pm on Monday. ASUU at the end of the meeting initially said it would announce its position on the strike action in a few hours. The President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun […]
Sep 19 2017 | Posted in
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http://ift.tt/2xNohCW LAGOS SEPTEBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kogi State Police Command said it has launched a manhunt for the killers of an expatriate, his police orderly and driver on the Lokoja-Ajaokuta Road on September 16. The command’s Public Relation Officer, ASP William Aya, confirmed this to newsmen on Monday in Lokoja. Aya said the expatriate was traveling […]
Sep 19 2017 | Posted in
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http://ift.tt/2xfSuZB LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has commenced gradual withdrawal of its men stationed at various checkpoints in Aba after the recent clash with protesting members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that on Sunday, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu told newsmen in Umuahia that the military on […]
Sep 18 2017 | Posted in
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http://ift.tt/2hcODDH SenatePresdent Bukola Saraki LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dr. Bukola Saraki,the President of the Senate, has said that the announcement of the proscription of the group known as Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by Governors of the South-east states and the categorization of the group as a ‘terrorist organisation’ by the Defence Headquaters are unconstitutional and […]
Sep 18 2017 | Posted in
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http://ift.tt/2ykuWRT LAGOS SETEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Detectives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Lagos State Police Command, have arrested a man, Andrew Agofure, suspected to have burgled a house at Lekki-Ajah area of the metropolis and stole a Mercedes Benz G-Wagon valued at N37 million. But Agofure has denied the allegation. Police said they were also […]
Sep 18 2017 | Posted in
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