LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and five others were arraigned in court. They pleaded not guilty to a 10 count charge of fraudulent diversion of funds meant for the clearing of evasive plants on the North East. Lawyers to Babachir Lawal and the defendants argued their application…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court has finally shattered the ambition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to present candidates for the forthcoming elections in Rivers State. The Apex Court on Tuesday struck out an appeal filed by the party challenging the judgment of a High Court in Rivers State which barred it from conducting…
By Amos Okioma , Yenagoa LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NWSRANGERS)- Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson had expressed divergent views on insecurity in Bayelsa. Dickson had on Friday accused Lokpobiri and leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) of being the masterminds of election violence in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former American President Bill Clinton has canceled his trip to Nigeria ahead of Saturday’s general elections, saying the visit could be “politicised,” CNN has reported. The PUNCH had reported that the 42nd President of the United States of America and Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland, had been named dignitaries for…