
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Speaking in an interview after his arrival, President Muhammadu Buhari said he was going to jail more of the thieves that brought economic problems to the country. He said, “I think this is being expected of me, I will do it.” On the defection of the Senate Minority Leader, Goodwill Akpabio from […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returned from his annual vacation on Saturday, his office said in a statement, as the presidential race in the country intensifies ahead of February polls. “President @MBuhari returns to Abuja from the UK, after a 10 working day vacation,” said Bashir Ahmad, Buhari’s new media aide, in a […]
Aug 19 2018 | Posted in
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By Mary Agbejoh LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In line with President Mohammadu Buhari renewed drive in transforming the Niger Delta and restoring enduring peace, the Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Prof. Charles Dokubo, over the weekend presented amnesty entrepreneurs starter packs to 150 Trained Ex-Militant Youths in Bayelsa State, assuring that the Amnesty program will be […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Ghana over the passing of former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, in the early hours of Aug. 18. A statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Saturday, said Buhari had earlier […]
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LAGOS 18TH (NEWSRANGERS) – UNICEF today welcomed the release of 24 children aged 12 to 17 from Nigerian Army administrative custody after they were cleared of suspected ties with armed groups. This brings the number of children released this year to 207. “For these children, the long journey towards reuniting with their families, reintegrating with […]
Aug 18 2018 | Posted in
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LAGOS AUGUS 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has congratulated former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, on the occasion of his 70thbirthday, describing him as a blessing to the Nigeria polity “To all of us who passed through Christ The King College (CKC), Onitsha, Senior Odili is an a […]
Aug 18 2018 | Posted in
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LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This is no dancing time for Senator Ademola Adeleke who is enmeshed in a forged certificate controversy. Developments in the last one week strongly portend that his legal problems are far from over as the case took a disturbing dimension with the emergence of an alleged confession by the principal of the […]
Aug 18 2018 | Posted in
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LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 17,000 intending pilgrims from Nigeria may have missed this year’s hajj exercise, as Saudi authorities closed all entries to the Kingdom at midnight, yesterday. The Saudi government officially shut border points, including air, sea and land, two days before the day of Arafat, which is scheduled for Monday, August […]
Aug 18 2018 | Posted in
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LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Imo on Friday arrested some women protesting, some semi nude, over the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for allegedly conducting an unlawful assembly. Some of them pulled off their clothes and danced naked, while others lay on the ground and dared […]
Aug 18 2018 | Posted in
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LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Few days to this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival, most major markets in Lagos and Ebonyi states were devoid of the expected bustling activities that usually herald the season. Prices of rams continue to increase, making it almost unaffordable for many Muslims. Activities at markets were still business as usual, with little or no […]
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