Archive for: July, 2018

Experts React To Unveiling Of ‘Nigeria Air’

LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mixed reactions on Wednesday trailed the unveiling of the name and logo of the proposed new national carrier by the Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika. The carrier, scheduled to begin operations by December, will replace the defunct Nigerian Airways which was liquidated in 2003 by the then President Olusegun […]

Jul 19 2018 | Posted in Business,State | Read More »

FG Unveils New National Carrier ‘Nigeria Air’ In UK

LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday announced that the name of the proposed new National Carrier is ‘Nigeria Air’. The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, disclosed this while unveiling the airline to investors at the ongoing Farnborough International Air Show in UK. The colour is green white green.

Jul 19 2018 | Posted in Business,State | Read More »

Total Lockdown In Lagos As Trailers Take Over The Highways

LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The gridlock on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos and other adjoining areas has worsened. As at yesterday, it had attained phenomenal heights. The road, at the moment, is on lockdown. The situation is quite grim. Motorists, commuters, residents of the city and their businesses are suffering unspeakable harm. Everyone is in pain. On […]

Jul 19 2018 | Posted in Features,State | Read More »

Banks, Ex-CEOs Indicted Over Disappearance Of NHIS N720bn

LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is the N720 billion “invested” by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 12 years? Nobody seems to have an answer. Not even NHIS boss Prof. Usman Yusuf. He said the “investments” had no approvals of successive Ministers of Health, past boards of the NHIS and the Office of the Accountant-General […]

Jul 19 2018 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Google Hit With Record $5bn EU Antitrust Fine

LAGOS JULY 19T (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union fined Google a record $5 billion Wednesday for forcing cellphone makers that use the company’s hugely popular Android operating system to install Google apps. The EU said the practice restricts competition and reduces choices for consumers. The fine, which caps a three-year investigation, is the biggest ever imposed on […]

Jul 19 2018 | Posted in Business,State | Read More »

Boko Haram: Police Arres Kidnappers Of Chibok Schoolgirls

LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police on Wednesday said it had arrested eight persons suspected to be involved in the kidnap of the 276 Chibok School girls on April 14, 2014. The police said the eight men are among 22 suspects it arraigned for act of terrorism in Maiduguri. Parading the suspects before journalists, the […]

Jul 19 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Fayose Cries Out, Says He Is Still Being Harassed 72 Hours After Election

LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose on Tuesday appeared in public for the first time since his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, lost the governorship election held on Saturday. Olusola, who contested as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, was defeated by the governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, who ran on the platform of the […]

Jul 18 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

13 Soldiers Sentence To Death, Jail Terms For Manslaughter, Murder,Torture, Arson

LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A General Court-Martial (GCM) set up by the Nigerian Army has sentenced 13 soldiers to death and life imprisonment for offences ranging from manslaughter, murder, torture to assault and arson. This is even as the army has reiterated its commitment in the fight against terrorism in the North East, and other internal […]

Jul 18 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Ekiti Assembly Rejects Gov. Election Result, Adjourns Till October Over Insecurity, Harassment

LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ekiti State House of Assembly has adjourned legislative business until October 8, citing issues of harassment and insecurity. The house, by the resolution, will only resume duties a week to the expiration of the tenure of the governor, Ayo Fayose. The house also condemned and rejected the outcome of Saturday’s governorship […]

Jul 18 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Saudi Arabia Executes Seven For Robbery And Murder Of Pakistani

LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed seven people convicted of criminal offenses, including five men for the robbery and murder of a Pakistani warehouse guard in the western city of Jiddah. The Interior Ministry said the five men, two Saudis and three Chad nationals, stabbed and beat the guard and stole his mobile […]

Jul 18 2018 | Posted in International,State | Read More »
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