LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal has debunked reports that names of dead and retired judges are on the list of the newly 250 Judges sworn-in as Chairmen and members of the Election Petition Tribunal. The 250 judges were sworn on Saturday by the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad. In a statement…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group of protesters on Wednesday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly to protest against the planned impeachment of the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. The men and women, who carried banners with inscriptions of their agitations, said the removal of Ambode would disrupt the peaceful conduct of the general elections.
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN ) has described as false the alarm that a bomb was planted on an early morning Air Peace flight from Abuja to Lagos on Wednesday. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, made the rebuttal in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja….
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)– An appeal court ruled on Wednesday that the code of conduct tribunal can try the country’s top judge, who has been suspended for allegedly breaking wealth declaration rules, according to a Reuters witness. The legal case has raised fears of interference in the Feb. 16 presidential election, after President Muhammadu Buhari…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has expressed concern over the activities of employment scammers who go about extorting money from unsuspecting job seekers. In a statement, the Agency said it has inundated with complaints from victims who have been made to part with varying sums of money with the promise of…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A tanker laden with fuel exploded along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on Wednesday, killing two and causing traffic gridlock. Several vehicles were reportedly burnt in the inferno. The truck which was heading to an undisclosed petrol station reportedly fell in the early hours of Wednesday at Barracks Bus Stop. Details shortly…
LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos-based constitutional lawyer, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, has asked a Federal High Court, Abuja, to decide whether due process was observed in the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria. The lawyer, suing through Registered Trustees of Malcom Omirhobo Foundation, urged the court to declare the said suspension of…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Monday adjourned indefinitely, the trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen over allegation of the charge of non declaration of his assets, slammed against him by the federal government. The indefinite adjournment by the Tribunal followed an application in that…