Archive for: May, 2019

Akeredolu Returns From Thailand ,Debunks Report Of Encouraging Illegal Cannabis Cultivation

LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor of Ondo State, Akeredolu has refuted the rumour making the rounds that his government was encouraging cannabis cultivation in the state. The Governor who denied the allegation on arrival at Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja,Lagos rather went ahead to note that government was only looking at the possibility of having legally […]

The Cable Reporter Awojulugbe Wins APO Group Invitation To Attend ADB’s 2019 Annual Meetings

LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)– APO Group, the leading media relations consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East has announced that Mrs Oluseyi Awojulugbe from Nigeria has won APO Group’s invitation to attend the African Development Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings which will take place in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, from 11th to […]

EFCC Arrests, Parades Lawmaker-Elect Over Alleged Fraud

LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-From information reaching us, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office has arrested a member-elect of the Kwara State House of Assembly who goes by the name Abdulgafar Ayinla. In reference to informations gathered, Abdulgafar Ayinla was arrested over his alleged involvement in a property scam, which thus includes […]

Seun Kuti Wish To Relocate To Ondo State Over Akeredolu’s Plan To Cultivate Cannabis

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seun Kuti, son of the late Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti has reacted to Rotimi Akeredolu, Ondo State Governor’s plan to cultivate Cannabis in the state. Akeredolu and Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah rtd. the chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had during a visit to Thailand to learn about Cannabis […]

Zimbabwe Fires Minister Of Power Over Power Outage

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has fired Joram Gumbo (pictured), his minister of energy and power development, over “poor electricity supply” across the country. According to BBC, Zimbabwe is experiencing the worst electricity blackouts since 2016. This is coming after the minister had licenced over 30 companies to provide solar power to […]

Nigerian Stock Market: Investors Lose N140.86bn

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) opens the week tradings’ on a bearish note. At the moment, All Share-Index (ASI) declined by 1.26% to close at 28,484.44 basis points. Year-to-Date the ASI was down by 9.37%. In reference to the equity market, The capitalization closed at N10.701 trillion in contrast to N10.842 trillion […]

Suspended Imo Speaker Absconds With Mace

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspended Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Acho Ihim was reported to haveabsconded the mace Twenty one out of the twenty seven (27) lawmakers representing the Imo State House of Assembly on Wednesday came together to a final decision to suspend the Speaker, Acho Ihim. According to reports reaching us, the […]

Air Pollution Forces Mexico To Close Schools

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mexico’s education ministry cancelled schools in the capital and surrounding areas for Thursday due to a siege of air pollution. Weather conditions at the end of Mexico’s dry season combined with dozens of brushfires burning in and around the city have produced a blanket of smoky haze. The federal Environment Department said […]

N’Delta: Itsekiri Decry Dokubo’s Incompetence, High-Handedness, Demands Resignation

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Itsekiri National Development Initiative, (INDI) has demanded the immediate resignation of Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta / Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Quaker Dokubo, over perceived anti-Itsekiri posture, particularly against ex-agitators of Itsekiri extraction. The demand was contained in a communiqué issued Sunday, May […]

FRSC Begins Operation Show Your Driver’s Licence In Lagos

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector Command, says defaulting motorists run the risk of being fined N10, 000 as it begins a special patrol code-named “Operation Show Your Driver’s Licence” on Monday. The State Sector Commander, Mr Hyginus Omeje, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, signed by the […]

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