LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s aide, Adeniyi Adesanya, has died while the Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Taiwo Adeoluwa, was reportedly injured in a fatal motor accident on Friday evening. The PUNCH gathered that the accident occurred at Siun-Kobape along Sagamu-Abeokuta road. Adeoluwa reportedly sustained a severe injury and has been rushed to the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-A suspected member of an armed robbery gang, allegedly behind series of attacks in Ajegunle and its suburbs wearing mask has been arrested. The suspect, Musa Imoran and his gang had allegedly gone out on a robbing spree on February 19, snatching phones and bags along Agugu street, Ajegunle. Lagos State police command…
Dear Nigerians, Finally, we have reached the eve of the rescheduled first round of this year’s general elections. 2. Tomorrow, the polls open. Tomorrow, we affirm that Nigeria stands as a democracy and that no worldly hand can deter us from this wise and fitting path we have chosen for ourselves. 3. While democracy is…
LAGOS FEBRUAY 21ST (NEWSRANGRS)-Ahead of Saturday’s election, twelve presidential candidates have endorsed the candidature of President Muhammadu Buhari. Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, on Thursday told State House reporters after a closed door meeting of the candidates with the president at the State House. Adesina, said the 12 candidates have directed all their members and supporters…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission says the All Progressives Congress will not be allowed to participate in any elections except the Presidential poll in Rivers and Zamfara States. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, said this at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Yakubu’s position comes despite a letter written to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Garba Shehu, who cited Buhari’s speech at the Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting on Wednesday, opined that Mr President accused some politicians of flouting money laundering regulations in their desperate bid to capture political power. President Buhari, however, commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for successfully tracking the money in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Late German fashion icon, Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette, is reportedly set to inherit some of 200 million dollars fortune after he named her ‘in his will’. According to BBC News, “It has emerged that the iconic Chanel designerwho died at the age of 85 on Tuesday, left some of his $200m (£153m)…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite public outrage in Nigeria, Ghana Immigration (GI) officials have intensified their raid of neighbourhoods with high concentration of Nigerians in the hope of weeding out persons without residence permit and repatriating same to Nigeria. No fewer than 723 Nigerians had been deported from Ghana since January 2018 to date in a…