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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Nov 26 2019 | Posted in
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nov 26 2019 | Posted in
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