Archive for: July, 2020

Covid-19 Hits Ekiti Governor, Kayode Fayemi

LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor, who announced this via his verified twitter handle said he has gone into isolation. He tweeted; “I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back positive. I’m generally ok and I’m already self-isolating at home and […]

Bayelsa Govt Set To Pay COVID-19 Hazard Allowance To Front line Health Workers

By Amos Odeh The Bayelsa State Government has indicated its readiness to pay special allowances to frontline health workers combating the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Governor Douye Diri gave the indication on Tuesday at a meeting with representatives of labour unions including the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and Association of Resident Doctors in […]

Peter Obi Mourns Anasiudu, Izuogu, Says Their Lagacies’ll Be Remembered

LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2020 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has said that the great legacies left by Revd Monsignor Raphael Anasiudu and Dr Ezekiel Izuogu, both of whom were recently deceased, would always be remembered. Late Monsignor Raphael Anasiudu of the newly created Ekwulobia Diocese, […]

EFCC: Recovered Vehicles Auctioned To Presidential Villa, Ministries – Magu

LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, says some of the vehicles recovered by the EFCC were auctioned to the Presidential Villa, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development as well as  the Federal Inland Revenue Services and other agencies. He further stated […]

Okunbo Demands N2bn From Edo Govt For Alleged Defamation

LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Idahosa Wells Okunbo, Chairman of Ocean Marine Solution (OMS), has accused the government of Edo state, of sponsoring libellous and defamatory publications against him. In a letter dated July 20 and addressed to Yinka Omorogbe, Edo state attorney-general and commissioner for justice, Okunbo through his counsel, Oladapo Olanipekun, demanded a retraction of […]

Ngige Accuses Suspended NSITF Management Of Misappropriating N48bn

LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, on Tuesday, alleged that the suspended management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), misappropriated N48 billion. Ngige made the allegation at an investigative hearing at the House of Representatives on the alleged illegal suspension of the management of the agency.  The […]

Madagascar Hospitals ‘Overwhelmed’ By Covid-19 Patients Surge

LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Hospital officials in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo say they are struggling to cope with a rush of coronavirus patients despite the distribution of a herbal drink touted as a remedy by the president. President Andry Rajoelina has been promoting an infusion derived from artemisia – a plant with proven anti-malarial properties – as […]

NDDC: Group Rejects NASS Probe, Calls For Public Enquiry, Removal Of Akpabio

LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The current probe of the  National Assembly is an attempt to delude Nigerians, foremost Nigerian anti-corruption group said on Tuesday.  Human and Environmental Development Agenda, (HEDA Resource Centre) in a statement signed by its Chairman Olanrewaju Suraju said the Federal Government should take two important steps to ensure a transparent and meaningful […]

Northern Group Advises Buhari To Scrap NDDC, NEDC Immediately

LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been advised to scrap the Niger Delta Development Commission and the North East Development Commission for allegedly taking advantage of the masses. Isah Abubakar, National President, Northern Youth Council of Nigeria and Chairman, Nigeria Citizen Action Group, in a statement issued on Monday in Kaduna, said, “We […]

Gbajabiamila Fumes Over Allegation Of NDDC Contracts To NASS Members, Give Akpabio 48hrs To Name Culprits

LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has given the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, 48 hours to publish the full details of lawmakers in the 9th Assembly who got contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commision (NDDC). The Speaker made the call while reacting to a […]

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