LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gov Yahaya Bello of Kogi State yesterday emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Nov. 16 Governorship election. But one of the aspirants who challenged Bello for the ticket described the processes that produced the governor as candidate of the party as “mockery,” saying the national headquarters […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In an impassioned keynote speech, delivered before global leaders, at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan, African investor and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu CON, challenged the Government of Japan to invest 5% of its $50billion commitment to Africa, in empowering African entrepreneurs. “At TICAD 2016 in […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has vowed to appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos that discharged and acquitted a former Senior Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, and a banker, Joseph Iwuejo, who were charged with N1.6bn fraud. […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose said he will not honour the invitation by the Ekiti State House of Assembly to come SBD clarify any issue before the lawmakers. Speaking through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, on Thursday, the former governor said he would not dignify an Assembly of clowns who […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have been alerted about a plot to rubbish the image of the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Mr. Peter Obi. Investigations reveal an alleged meeting recently held in the Anambra State Government House, Awka, during which one of Obi’s former aides who […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted a former Senior Special Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, and a banker, Joseph Iwuejo, who were charged with N1.6bn fraud. The court, in a judgment by Justice Mohammed Idris, said it found it difficult to convict the […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At just 9-years-old, Nigerian Basil Okpara is reported to have built more than 30 mobile games. Like many others his age, Basil loves to play games but his fascination with gaming does not end at playing, his curious mind has led him into coding, leading him to come with dozens of game […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A contractor, Success O Venture, handling repainting of the headquarters building of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), has apologised for the failure of his workers to use the safety gear he provided for them while working on the church’s headquarters building. A photograph of some painters on a ladder working […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South-South governors have summoned an emergency meeting over the members-designate of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) made public on Tuesday by the Presidency. Former Edo State Deputy Governor Pius Odubu is the chairman of the new board whose name has been sent to the Senate for confirmation. Other […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Different groups representing power consumers across the country have declared that the recently approved increase in electricity tariff will not stand until there is considerable improvement in power supply. On August 22, 2019, The PUNCH reported that the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, approved an increase in the tariff […]
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