LAGOS JANUARY22ND (NEWSRANGES)-The ‘lunatics’ joined the solidarity march and were welcome by stakeholders amidst enthusiasm. According to The Nation, there was a mild drama on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti when two popular mentally-deranged persons fondly called ‘Ijoba’ and ‘Ayo kolokolo’ joined different groups under the auspices of Yoruba World Congress to stage a solidarity rally in […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the failure of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to put its Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) into use in the fight against smuggling, its officers were being killed by dare devil smugglers in Lagos and Ogun States. Recall that Abdulahi Dikko, immediate past Comptroller General of Customs, had in 2014 procured the […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-British boxer Anthony Joshua has been pictured prostrating before Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in London. Joshua, who is of Nigerian descent, also told the gathering he would “stand up for Nigeria” whenever it was needed. The pictures have had a mixed response on social media, with critics of Mr Buhari angry that […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Trump administration is planning to add seven countries – Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania – to its travel ban list, U.S. media reports said on Tuesday. Some countries will face bans only on some visa categories, the Wall Street Journal reported. The list of countries was not final […]
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An Iranian lawmaker offered a $3 million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms, ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday amid Tehran’s latest standoff with Washington. U.S. disarmament ambassador Robert Wood dismissed the reward as “ridiculous”, telling reporters in […]
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump’s legal team in his impeachment trial will include former independent counsel Ken Starr, his successor Robert Ray and famed defense attorney Alan Dershowitz, according to reports. The three seasoned veterans are expected to join a team headed by White House counsel Pat Cipollone and outside attorney Jay Sekulow, who plan […]
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos socio critic and human rights activist, Chief (Barr) Malcolm Emokinovo Omirhobo on Friday filed a suit before a Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging the declaration as illegal, of opeartion of Amotekun in the western states of Nigeria. In his suit, the plaintiff joined the following defendants; The President of Nigeria, […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s inflation increased by 11.98 percent in December 2019, higher than the 11.85 percent recorded in November. This is due to the rise in the composite food index which rose by 14.67 percent in December. The consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation witnessed a 0.05 percentage change for the twelve months […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in the Bwari area of Abuja has reaffirmed the sack of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressives Party (YPP). Senator Ubah was the lawmaker representing Anambra South district in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. In a ruling on Friday, Justice Bello […]
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LAGOS JNAUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has declared its support for community policing and its willingness to fund it. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, stated this while briefing State House correspondents on Friday in Abuja. Abubakar spoke to the reporters at the Presidential Villa shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari met with […]
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