Archive for: June, 2020

Court Orders Zenith Bank To Refund Unacknowledged $8,541 To Customer

LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Friday ordered Zenith Bank PLC to reverse payment of 8,541 dollars from the account of one of its customers, Mr Ida Gabriel. Delivering judgment, Magistrate Aliyu Shafa, held the defendant (Zenith Bank Plc) was not able to prove to the court that the said […]

Hiker Falls To Death From Abuja Mountain

LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A hiker has died in the Kubwa area of Abuja after falling from a mountain in the residential suburb of the Federal Capital Territory.  The incident took place on Saturday morning at one of the mountains in the residential district located in Bwari Area Council.  It was gathered that the yet-to-be identified […]

Police Declare Manhunt For Abductors Of 90-Year-Old Ex-Plateau State Governor’s Father

LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Plateau State Police Command team led by the State Police Commissioner, Mr Edward Egbuka has declared manhunt for the abductors of  90-Year-Old  Pa Defwan Dariye, the father of the former governor of Plateau state, Joshua Dariye. This is the second time the father of Joshua Dariye who is marking time in the […]

Peter Obi Advises Nigeria Leaders On The Need To Start Planning Post-COVID-19 Measures

LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 polls, Mr. Peter Obi, has advised those in authority and policy makers that, while concentrating on how to ameliorate the immediate suffering of the people, to also look beyond now to plan how to help the people after the COVID-19 […]

Breakthrough:Nigeria University Scientists Discover Preventive Vaccine For Covid-19

LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Universities’ Scientists, under the aegis of COVID-19 Research Group on Friday announced the discovery of a vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19. Addressing a news conference on Friday at Adeleke University, Ede, in Osun, Dr Oladipo Kolawole; leader of the team, said the COVID-19 vaccine was being developed locally in Africa […]

How Kwara NUT Boss, SUBEB Boss Share N31m Meant For Teachers’ Salaries-EFCC

LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday accused the Chairman, Nigerian Union of Teachers in Kwara State and the Permanent Secretary of the State Universal Basic Education Board among others of diverting N31 million meant for payment of teachers’ salaries. A statement by the Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, […]

Atiku Welcomes Obaseki,Says Edo People’ll Be Better Of With The Gov Being PDP Member

LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has welcomed Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a tweet on Friday, Atiku said he was confident the people of Edo would be better off with the governor now a PDP member. “Congratulations, @GovernorObaseki on joining our party, @OfficialPDPNig — the […]

How Dangote Cement Lays Off Over 3000 Staff Without Notice, Due Process

LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s largest cement producing factory, Dangote Cement PLC, has fired more than 3000 staff without prior notice or due process, SaharaReporters has uncovered. The company, which is owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, started the process of discarding 80 per cent of it’s staff on June 17 without explanation.  Of 6000 […]

Edo State Governor, Obaseki Formally Joins PDP

LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The governor cited injustice and other anti-democratic practices of the National Working Committee of the party as well as the governorship primary election committee that disqualified him from contesting the primary election. The governor was received by the state chairman of the PDP, Tony Aziegbemi, party chieftains including Matthew Urhoghide, Clifford Ordia […]

Presidency Strategizes To Retain On Customs, NPA, Police In Nigeria Ports

LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has disclosed that it is aiming to ensure that only the Nigerian Customs Service, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), and Nigerian Police Force will be at seaports once the Single Window and functional scanners are put in place. PEBEC said as there would be no need […]

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