LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The apex Igbo cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has advised the federal government to disarm the Fulani herdsmen wrecking havoc across the country. The organisation also commended the Federal Government for suspending the Ruga project. In a statement in Enugu, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo President , Chief John Nwodo, through his Special…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After the success of the power of the Permanent Voters Card ( PVC ) Ride, a campaign that took the first private initiative on election awareness campaign to some States, cities and towns within the country, the organiser, Mr. Korede Balogun took a step furthet in recognising and appreciating all those who…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Music diva, Yemi Alade has made history as the first female African artist to hit one million subscribers on video streaming platform, YouTube. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this feat comes months after Alade became the second Nigerian artist to hit hundred million views on YouTube for the song, ‘Johnny’….
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Sonny Echono has approved the release of the admission list of successful candidates into the Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) for the 2019/2020 academic year. Echono made the announcement in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Deputy Director of Press, Mr Ben Goong, in Abuja…
LAGOS JUY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ondo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 95-year-old man, James Salihu for dealing in cannabis sativa popularly known as Indian hemp. Salihu was arrested on Wednesday by NDLEA detectives at Supare Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state. A source in…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The cold war between the immediate past governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and his successor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, took a sharp twist on Wednesday evening when a statement from the office of the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Barrister Osarodion Ogie, announced the major cabinet reshuffle exercise carried out…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Toyin Ojih Odutola has become the third highest-paid Nigerian artist of all time after her drawing ‘Compound Leaf’ sold at the Sotheby’s for £471,000 (roughly N215 million). News Agency of Nigeria reports that this record-breaking sale puts Ojih Odutola behind a fellow female artist, Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, and the legendary Ben Enwonwu. After…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSANGERS)-Senator Godswill Akpabio today watched as an INEC returning officer for Ekpenyong Ward 1 in Essien Udim local government area, Ammba Ammba, revealed the harrowing experience of INEC officials in the hands of APC armed thugs during the February Presidential and National Assembly Elections. At the ongoing National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal…