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…
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…
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…
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…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has described a despicable lie, comments by the Presidency suggesting that he and his party are sabotaging the Buhari-led government. The Presidency through its spokesman, Lai Mohamed, had said that the opposition candidate, and his party were doing everything to sabotage the…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A conglomeration of 15 churches in Northern Nigeria under the aegis of Tarayar Ekklisiyoyin Kristi A Nigeria (meaning, Fellowship of the Churches of Christ in Nigeria), – TEKAN – has expressed concern over the continued spate of banditry and insecurity in the country, saying “the government must sit up.” According to the…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some soccer fans and journalists have expressed divergent opinions on Super Eagles’ 25-man provisional list for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) just released by Coach Gernot Rohr. Preparation of the senior national team towards AFCON was hot-up when Rohr released the 25-man provisional list on Tuesday for camping in Asaba. The…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari says he has accepted the invitation of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to perform the Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) in the Kingdom. To this end, the President will be accompanied by close personal aides on the journey on Thursday,…