Archive for: June, 2020

Court Martial Dismisses Nigeria Army General For Stealing N260m

LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The General Court Martial set up by the Nigerian army to try the former General Officer Commanding(GOC), Major-General Hakeem Otiki, has dismissed him from service. The GCM, headed by Lieutenant-General Lamidi Adeosun found the former GOC guilty on all the five counts charges filed against him. The former GOC was charged for […]

Airline Company Apologies To FG, Claims It Mistook Naira Marley For Works Minister, Fashola

LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of Executive Jet Services, the airline company that ferried Nigerian musician, Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley, from Lagos to Abuja  for a concert last weekend, has claimed that they mistook the artiste for Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola. The airline company was suspended by the Nigerian Government for […]

Confirmed: Obaseki, Shaibu To Officially Dump APC And Declare For PDP This Week

LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. Anthony Aziegbemi, Monday told journalists in Benin City that Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, will formally resign from their party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and join the PDP this week. He said the duo will lead members […]

Last Minute Attempt For Gambari To Reverse Obaseki’s Disqualification Fails

LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Monday night’s meeting between the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, did not help Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State reverse his disqualification from the party’s governorship primary. Gambari had […]

Revealed: Herdsmen Take Over 7 Benue Communities, 44 Plateau Villages-UK Group

LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief yesterday, Monday, June 15, 2020, released the report of its “inquiry into the ongoing violence between farmers and herders in Nigeria”. In the report to be found at https://appgfreedomofreligionorbelief.org/nigeria-unfolding-genocide-new-appg-report-launched/ the UK parliamentarians said that during their fact-finding mission to Nigeria, they […]

Reps Frown Over N186bn Spend On school Feeding Programme, Demand Audit

LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has expressed outrage over the expenditure of N186 billion on the Federal Government’s School feeding programme by the National Conditional Cash Transfer Office (NICTO). The House frowned at the amount when the officials coordinating the programme appeared before its Committee on Public Accounts on Monday. The Chairman of […]

Northern Groups Decry Massive Killings In The North, Demand Sack Of Service Chiefs

LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A coalition of Northern youth groups under the umbrella of Coalition Against Killings in Northern Nigeria (CAKIN) and the Northern Groups Coalition (NGC), have asked the federal government to stop the massive killings and raiding of communities in the North by bandits and Boko Haram insurgents. A former Executive Secretary of the […]

COVID-19: It Is Not Yet Safe To Open Schools, Rallies, Shows, FG Warns Govs

LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says it is not safe to reopen schools, television viewing centres and other areas of public interest. PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to him, some governors were contemplating […]

24 Soldiers Die, Scores Missing In Jihadists Ambush Of Mali Military Convoy

LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A weekend ambush on a military convoy in central Mali left 24 soldiers dead and an unspecified number missing, the army said Monday, blaming the assault on jihadists. In posts on social media, the army did not enumerate the missing but said eight soldiers escaped the attack on around a dozen vehicles […]

Premier League Resumes As The Complete Schedule For The Remaining Fixtures Emerges

LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After a three-month absence, the Premier League will restart on Wednesday. Aston Villa host Sheffield United to get things off and running before Manchester City welcome Arsenal to the Etihad Stadium for a fixture that was postponed on March 11 after Gunners boss Mikel Arteta tested positive for COVID-19. Those games precede a full […]

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