Archive for: November, 2019

Lagos To Register Religious Houses Over Noise Pollution, Criminal Activities

LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government says plans are on to register religious houses, to ensure sanity in the state. The Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, made this known on Tuesday in Alausa, Ikeja, during a Stakeholders Meeting with the Nigeria Inter-religious Council (NIREC). Akinbile-Yussuf said that the registration, […]

Plea Bargain:Former Customs Boss, Dikko Abdullahi Returns $8m To Nigeria Govt

LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Comptroller-General of Customs, Dikko Inde Abdullahi has entered into an agreement with the Federal Government to refund $8 million believed to have been misappropriated during his tenure. Consequently, a Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from prosecuting Dikko for financial infraction while […]

$1m Wire Fraud: EFCC Nabs Kirikiri Prison Boss, Doctor

LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Lagos Zonal office, has arrested the duo of Emmanuel Oluwaniyi, a Deputy Controller, (DC), Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCS), and Hemeson Edson Edwin, also a DC, for allegedly giving exaggerated medical reports that warranted a convicted internet fraudster, Hope Olusegun Aroke, who is serving a 24-year […]

Yoruba Group Vows To Resist North Attempt To Retain Power In 2023

LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has said that Southern Nigeria would resist any attempt by the North to retain the presidency after the expiration of the tenure of incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Nigeria’s two leading political parties, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are expected to […]

Tragedy Averted As Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Pilot Dies Of Cardiac Arrest

LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A tragedy was averted after a plane packed with tourists was forced to make an emergency landing after a pilot suffered a suspected heart attack in the cockpit before dying. The pilot who was a 49-year-old was flying the Russian state airline Aeroflot Airbus 320 on a domestic flight from Moscow at […]

Wole Soyinka Narrates How He Battles Prostate Cancer

LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has disclosed the nature of treatment he received to beat prostate cancer. Soyinka told BBC Life Clinic’s Charles Mgbolu at his Ogun State home in an interview published on Tuesday that he was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer in 2014 when he went for a routine medical […]

Davido Name Missing As Burna Boy Top CNN Ten Biggest Music Stars In Africa (SEE LIST)

LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It is reportd that the Cable News Network (CNN) has listed the top ten biggest music stars in Africa as Burna Boy tops the list while Davido’s name is missing. It is noted that the Nigerian singer and grammy-nominee, Burna Boy has been named the biggest music star in Africa. CNN is […]

American Lawyers Urge Greece Govt To Protect Confident Of Whistleblowers

LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-U.S. attorneys for confidential and anonymous Greek whistleblowers today demanded that the Greek government cease and desist all efforts to learn the identities of their clients. The whistleblowers reported serious allegations of bribery by the international pharmaceutical company Novartis to U.S. law enforcement authorities.  The Greek government has initiated proceedings to strip […]

Fifty Percent Of Americans In Support Of Trump Impeachment Remain Unchanged

LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Support for President Donald Trump’s impeachment remains at about 50% despite two weeks of testimony in public hearings that Democrats felt strongly bolstered their case, according to a CNN poll released Tuesday.  Half of Americans said Trump should be impeached and removed from office, while 43% said he should not, exactly the result […]

Jonathan Dismisses Lamido’s Allegations On Malabo, PDP,Bayelsa Governorship Election

LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed claim that he worked against the Peoples Democratic Party in the recent governorship poll in Bayelsa State because of the Malabu oil deal. Jonathan described the claim as absurd and deliberately designed as a form of blackmail. He was reacting to former  Jigawa State Governor, Sule […]

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