LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Defence Academy, Kaduna, has tried and found guilty 14 cadets on various offences, including examination malpractices, indiscipline and other acts of misconduct. The NDA, established in February 1964, is a degree awarding military institution offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The PUNCH gathered on Tuesday that 13 cadets were dismissed while […]
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LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to consider a comprehensive review of the power privatisation policy with a view to reversing the current arrangement. The red chamber said Nigerians would not enjoy stable power supply in the next 10 years if the activities of the distribution companies were not reviewed […]
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LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. Mohammed Adamu has exempted all essential workers from the restriction of movements, associated with the gradual easing of COVID -19 lockdown across the Federation. The exemption, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Frank Mba include: the Medical Personnel, Firefighters, Ambulance Services journalists, among […]
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LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has commenced fumigation of the International Airports in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt ahead of reopening of flight operations in Nigeria. General Manager, (Corporate Affairs) Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, made this known Tuesday in a statement issued in Lagos. Mrs. Yakubu explained that the […]
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LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as ‘shocking and devastating’, the news of the death of the Chief Justice of Yobe State, Justice Garuba Musa Nabaruma. Recalling the exploits of Justice Nabaruma at the bench, Obi said that he […]
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LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chinese medical team which arrived on April 8 has been unable to leave the country following the unavailability of commercial flights to Beijing, the capital of China. It was gathered that the personnel had concluded their assignment, which included assisting with the installation of some equipment and sharing COVID-19 experience with […]
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LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some students sponsored to Europr for postgraduate studies by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are reportedly stranded abroad because of the alleged lack of funding from the commission. The students this month sent a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, complaining that life for them abroad has been […]
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LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The kidnapped Leader of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Presley Ediagbonya, had been found dead in the bush, two days after he was kidnapped. Though the police could not confirm the development, the member representing Ovia Federal Constituency of Edo State, Denis Idahosa, described it as a sad development. Ediagbonya, […]
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LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has issued a query to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr. Mohammed Bello, over a N119 billion alleged financial misconduct, while he was permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The query, dated May 11, 2020, was issued by the Head […]
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LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A special anti-corruption court in Iran has sentenced a couple to death on money laundering and other charges, the judiciary said Tuesday. The couple — Najva Lasheidaei and her husband Vahid Behzadi — are said to have smuggled hard currency and laundered $200 million, said judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili. Authorities also confiscated […]
