2017

http://ift.tt/2tIDBOE Former President Goodluck Jonathan LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives’ Ad-hoc Committee has resolved to invite ex-President Goodluck Jonathan over the alleged diversion of $1 billion. The committee is investigating the alleged corruption, malpractices, breach of due process in the award of Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245. Rep. Rasak Atunwa, Chairman of the…

http://ift.tt/2uoFZrr Agbakoba LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prominent Igbo lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), on Tuesday condemned the call for the country’s restructuring, describing it as a political calculation by the elite to grab power in 2019. Rather, he justified the demand for self-determination by the Nnamdi Kanu-led IPOB,…

http://ift.tt/2uoMHO4 LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Akwa Ibom government to fully deploy N-Power volunteers or lose its slots to other states. Mr. Afolabi Imoukhuede, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation and Youth Employment, issued the warning at the state institutional stakeholders meeting in…

http://ift.tt/2sCSNgt Melaye LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kogi State senator, Dino Melaye, at the Senate plenary on Tuesday rallied his colleagues to save him from being recalled by his constituents. The appeal comes as INEC unveiled a timetable and modalities for the exercise. The senator restated his claim that his recall was masterminded by his state…