Archive for: July, 2018

APC Nurses Hope Of Defected Lawmakers Return Before 2019 Election

LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan, says the members of the National Assembly who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) will return to the party before the general elections in 2019. Senator Lawan disclosed this to reporters on Wednesday night after President Muhammadu Buhari met with the senators on the platform […]

Jul 26 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Unknown Gunmen Allegedly Abduct Melaye In Abuja

LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi West, as been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the Gwagwalada area of Abuja on Thursday morning. Melaye’s abduction was disclosed by Senator representing Bayelsa East in the National Assembly, Ben Bruce, via his Twitter handle. In a tweet on Thursday, Senator Bruce disclosed that Melaye’s […]

Jul 26 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Reps Investigate NIMASA Alleged Fictitious Multi-Billion Contract

LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives, Wednesday, resolved to probe allegations of fictitious contract awards and mismanagement of billions of naira by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). It also said the investigation was to ensure that the masses were not cheated out of the commonwealth of the nation. Speaker Yakubu Dogara […]

Jul 26 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Offa Robbery: Ministry Of Justice Exonerates Saraki, Ahmed (SEE LETTER)

LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Public Prosecution Office under the Ministry of Justice has declared that it cannot establish a link between Senate President Bukola Saraki and the suspects arrested over robbery in Offa, Kwara state. Several persons were in April killed and several others injured after suspected robbers attacked a popular commercial bank in Offa, […]

Jul 26 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Defections: US Govt Calls For Neutrality Of Security Agents

LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States of America yesterday said it is carefully watching the developments in Nigeria’s politics. The Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, David Youn‎g, made his government’s position known to journalists in Kaduna. Mr Young, who said the U.S government strongly believes in elections and democratic process […]

Jul 26 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Two Defecting Senators Make ‘U’, Announce Return To APC

LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senators Lanre Tejuoso (Ogun Central) and Adesoji Akanbi (Oyo South), who were amongst the 15 senators that Senate President Bukola Saraki announced their defection from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to opposition parties on Tuesday say they are back to the ruling party. The duo were amongst senators of the ruling party […]

Jul 26 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Google Launches Free Wi-Fi Hotspot Network In Lagos

LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Google launched a network of free Wi-Fi hotspots in Nigeria on Thursday, part of its effort to increase its presence in Africa’s most populous nation. The U.S. technology firm owned by Alphabet Inc has partnered with Nigerian fiber cable network provider 21st Century to provide its public Wi-Fi service, Google Station, in […]

Jul 26 2018 | Posted in Business,State | Read More »

Man Detonates Explosive Device At U.S. Embassy In Beijing

LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man detonated an explosive device outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Thursday, injuring himself but no one else, police said. The explosion happened about 1 p.m. local time just outside the embassy’s southeast corner, an embassy spokesman said. The embassy confirmed that the man who detonated the device was the […]

Jul 26 2018 | Posted in International,State | Read More »

Newborn Baby Dumped In Airplane Toilet

LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The body of a newborn baby was discovered on a local flight in India on Wednesday, the police have revealed. The baby appeared to have been delivered on board in the toilet and had toilet paper stuffed in its mouth, reports NDTV. Police suspected that the mother is an underage girl on […]

Jul 25 2018 | Posted in International,State | Read More »

Kwankwaso’s Supporters Celebrate, Set Brooms Ablaze, Fly PDP Flag

LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In celebration of his defection to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, supporters of former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, have taken to the streets of Kano to burn the emblem of the ruling All Progressives Congress. The APC uses the broom as its party logo. In a video posted on YouTube by […]

Jul 25 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »
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