LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President of Nigeria and PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the Buhari administration over its penchant for loans. Not sparing the President his scathing remarks, Mr Abubakar said: “As a businessman, the first lesson one learns in business is to shun taking loans except…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has reviewed its policy on stamp duty charges, levied on electronic payments. This is captured in the new proposed finance bill, presently with the Senate. The new bill ensures that the N50 stamp duty charge will now be levied on electronic payments above N10,000 as against payments above N1,000….
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 15 shops were razed in a fire outbreak at the popular Owode-Onirin Market at Ikorodu area of Lagos state on Sunday Traders mostly, dealing in car spare parts lamented as goods worth millions of naira were destroyed by the fire outbreak. The Director General of the Lagos State Emergency…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has set up a special strike force to deal with miscreants in the state. Already 50 suspected hoodlums believed to be members of the notorious members of ‘One million Boys’ that have been terrorising residents of the state have been arrested. The command has, therefore, warned that…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-David Lyon, governor-elect of Bayelsa state, paid a courtesy visit to T.B. Joshua, founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), on Sunday. Decked in a white attire, Lyon stood before the congregation as Joshua introduced him. While giving him a charge , T.B. Joshua admonished him to meet the expectations…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the Kogi West Senatorial supplementary election, Dino Melaye, has condemned results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Melaye described results announced by the electoral umpire as “Magic results.” In a series of tweets, the former Senator vowed to contest the results, stressing that “illegality…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A new study has found that men who regularly smoke cannabis have an increased risk of developing testicular cancer. Research by a team of US-based scientists linked long-term use of the drug with higher rates of the disease – which is diagnosed in 2,400 in the UK each year. The finding were announced in this…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-It happens everywhere in Nigeria. And all the time.You reach the airport. And you have to use the toilet. You reach the toilet. And there are some young men loitering there. They welcome you with effusive greetings. The sort of greetings you know you may have to pay for in Nigeria. They …