Archive for: January, 2019

Graduates Cry Out As Politicians ‘Share’ 1,000 Job Slots Meant For Unemployed Youths

LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Graduates from Bayelsa State have cried out over the alleged hijack of the state government’s recruitment exercise of 1,000 unemployed youth into the civil service. The graduates claim that politicians have truncated the process and shared the slots among themselves. Under the leadership of the Bayelsa State Graduates Forum (BSGF), the […]

Bukola Saraki Pays Kwara LG Workers Salary Arrears

LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senate President Abubakar Saraki has paid N16.9 million salary arrears to workers of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, the chairman of the council, Muyiwa. He said this was in fulfilment of Saraki’s pledge to help settle salary arrears owed workers of some local government areas in the state . Oladipo […]

Melaye’s Son Reacts To Father’s Travail, Describes Nigerians As Ingrates

LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In what seems like an outburst of helplessness, betrayal and disappointment, Joshua Melaye, the eldest of Sen Dino Melaye’s children express his disappointment in how his Dad is being vilified and drag across the length and breath of social media. Popular Instagram Influencer Tunde ednut shared a video of the ikorodu Boiz […]

Buhari Appoints Rewane To Head Minimum Wage Technical Committee

LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday appointed Bismarck Rewane as head of newly inaugurated Technical Advisory Committee on the implementation of a National Minimum Wage. President Buhari at the inauguration which took place at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa Abuja, said that after the new minimum wage has been passed into law, government will […]

22 Nigerian Academia Begin Research In Shell Sabbatical/ Internship Programme

LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Twenty-two members of the academia from 12 Nigerian universities have begun research attachments at The Shell Petroleum Development Companies of Nigeria (SPDC) in several fields of study in the latest phase of the sabbatical and internship programme of the SPDC Joint Venture which was introduced in 1980. The number represents 13 […]

Bayelsa 2019: Jonathan, Wife Accused Of Working Against PDP In Ogbia

LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kinsmen of former president Goodluck Jonathan have raised the alarm over what they called manifest danger to the electoral fortunes of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State with Jonathan and his wife backing opposition candidates against PDP candidates in the national and state legislative elections. Jonathan has however, dismissed the […]

Road Safety Marshal Killed In A Suspected Armed Robbery Attack

LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In what seems to be a suspected armed robbery attack, an FRSC driver was killed in an official patrol vehicle along Abuja- Kaduna express way at about 20 kilometres to the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday, 8 January, 2019. In an official statement released by the Corps Public Education Officer, Federal Road […]

Lagos APC Regrets Bloody Clash, Says It Won’t Repeat Itself

LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed regret over the violence that broke out at its campaign flag-off on Tuesday, assuring Lagosians that such would not repeat itself in the cause of the campaigns. The party in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Joe Igbokwe, blamed the […]

Two Feared Dead, Journalists, Others Shot As Lagos APC Campaign Rally Turns Bloody

LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The official campaign flag-off of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State was marred following several gunshots by miscreants who engaged in free for all. At least two persons have been feared dead, while several others, including journalists sustained different degree of injuries. The crisis started when fight suddenly broke out […]

81-Year-Old Ex-Soldier To Serve 25 Years For Killing

LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Ado-Ekiti State High Court, on Tuesday, sentenced a retired military man, 81-year-old Richard Ogunboyo, to 25 years in prison for killing one Felix Esan. Ogunboyo, who was the head of a vigilante group in Iyin Ekiti, was said to have committed the offence on December 15, 2016, in the community. Justice […]

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