Archive for: March, 2018

Melaye: IGP Sacks Kogi CP, FSARS boss Over Suspects’ Disappearance

LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has removed from office the Commissioner, Kogi State Police Command, Ali Janga, over the sudden disappearance from detention six suspects in a case involving the representative of Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye. This was revealed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, […]

Houseboy Flees With Master’s $11,000 In Lagos

LAGOS MARCH 28TH NEWSRANGERS)-A 26-year-old domestic help, Daniel Ikade is on the run after he allegedly burgled his boss’s apartment in the Anthony Village area of Lagos State and stole $11,000 (about N4m). Ikade, aka Danzy, was said to have broken into the room where the money was kept when his boss, Ebun Akin, a […]

How U.S. Swindles Nigerians In Visa Application Fees, Makes N19bn Annually

LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Though the Federal Government pegged the exchange rate at N305.25 to a dollar, the American Consulate in Nigeria exchanged N400 to a dollar in visa application fees for one fiscal year, until yesterday. This was deduced from the visa fees and exchange rate published on the website of the American Consulate:http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ng/ng-niv-visafeeinfo.asp. Consequently, […]

Re: Ikpeazu’s Low Performance and Quest For Re-Election

By John Okiyi Kalu LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I am excited that the two publications owned by former Governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, made Abia State the subject of their front page editorial comments within 5 days of each other. Sun tabloid published on Wednesday 21st of March, 2018 while New Telegraph published […]

Super Eagles Slumps To Serbia In London Friendly

LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NESRANGERS)-Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a second-half double to earn a 2-0 World Cup warm-up win over Nigeria in a lively encounter in London on Tuesday. It was a much improved performance by the Serbians after Friday’s 2-1 defeat by Morocco, while Nigeria put in a turgid display following a 1-0 win […]

Lockdown In Lagos Roads As Buhari Visits

LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edgal made the announcement at a news conference in Lagos to update the public on security plans for the President’s visit. He said that President Buhari would be in Lagos on a two-day official visit on Thursday, March 29 and Friday, March 30. The police commissioner said that President Buhari would be […]

Free Gift? China Offers $32m Grant For ECOWAS New HQTRS In Abuja

LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-China raised eyebrows this month by announcing it will give the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) a $31.6 million grant to build a new headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. Accepting the grant, the president of ECOWAS, Jean-Claude Brou, thanked China and confirmed the organization’s commitment to promoting future ECOWAS-China cooperation. A […]

Oyegun Tenure Extension: Buhari Is On His Own- APC

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned President Muhammadu Buhari over his call for the annulment of Chief John Oyegun’s tenure extension as National Chairman of the party. President Buhari, it would be recalled, had advised the ruling APC to nullify the extension of tenure for the National Working Committee (NWC) of […]

Zuckerberg Snubs UK Committee Hearing Invitation On Data Privacy

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite being asked, Mark Zuckerberg won’t attend a British parliamentary hearing about Cambridge Analytica’s data use. In a statement to Damian Collins, chair of Digital Culture Media and Sport Committee, Facebook’s head of public policy for the UK Rebecca Stimson outlined all the ways Facebook would change its course of action (like […]

Bleak Easter For Civil Servants Over Alleged Fresh Scam In NNPC

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are indicators that the forthcoming Easter celebration by federal and state civil servants may be bleak following a fresh scam uncovered in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) subsidy payment. A civil rights organisation, Coalition for Probity and Integrity in Civil Service (CPICS), revealed that the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), […]

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