LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has recorded 553 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total cases close to 10,000, The PUNCH reports. This was stated by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday night. The Centre noted that 2,856 patients have been discharged upon recovery while 273 associated deaths have been recorded. “On the 30th of May…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Edo State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Mr Presley Ediagnonya was found dead in the forest few days after unknown gunmen abducted him from his farm in the state. His body was found on Friday night abandoned in a forest. Hopes by family members that he would be found alive have…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A General Court Martial sitting in Abuja has jailed six Nigerian Air Force personnel, who were aides to the former Chief of Defence Staff, Late Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. The PUNCH reports that Badeh was shot dead in December 2018 by gunmen while on his way back from his farm. The…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This was announced in a statement by presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina on Thursday. The reconstitution followed the expiration of the term of the board members appointed in 2016. Members of the new board are: Mohammed…