LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The U.S. is opposing plans by Nigeria’s government to hand about $100 million the American authorities say was stolen by deceased former dictator Sani Abacha to a top ruling party official. The disagreement may hamper future cooperation between the two nations to recover state money moved offshore by Abacha, who Transparency International…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Evidence has emerged that Assistant Director in the State House, Laetitia Dagan,was probably assassinated by yahoo boys. ‘Yahoo boys’ is a terms used to describe those who engage in advanced fee fraud. Dagan, 47, was killed about 11pm on Monday at her residence in Abuja. According to the ThisDay, the late director…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Thursday began moves to establish an agency that would see to the rehabilitation, deradicalisation and integration of repentant insurgents in the country. A bill, sponsored by Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe East senatorial district, was read for the first time on the floor of the Senate Thursday. Already a subject…
By Achiever Peterson, Jigawa LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department for International Development, an agency of the United Kingdom has spent over N12 billion on the improvement of the welfare, nutrition and livelihood of vulnerable and pregnant women and children in Jigawa and Zamfara states. The expenditure came through an unconditional transfer programme targeting pregnant and…