LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Northern youths have rejected arguments by influential nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Mamman Daura, that competence, and not zoning, should determine the next President. The youths, under the aegis of the Arewa Youths for Peace and Security (AYPS), said the south should be allowed to produce the next President because it…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Reliable sources from Aso Rock have hinted on some of the reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari refused to see Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election in Edo State, despite several pleas by the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha on…
The AGF was said to have sent a letter ordering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission, (ICPC) and the Department of State Services, (DSS) and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit, (NFIU) to all stop probe of the NIRSAL scam. He was said to have described the investigations…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Zashaya Awele leapt for joy when she got a scholarship from the Niger Delta Development Commission in August 2019 for a master’s degree at a London university in the United Kingdom. But one year after, her joy has turned into anxiety, worry, and depression. The reasons for her condition are quite enormous….
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidency, on Saturday night, said the recent comments by President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, Mamman Daura, on zoning were his personal opinion and not that of the president. The clarification was in reaction to widespread controversy that followed Daura’s submission last week that the post of Nigerian president should not be attained…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A light aircraft overloaded with cocaine crashed on take-off on its way to Australia, police said on Saturday, exposing a Melbourne-based crime syndicate and leading to the arrest of five men with alleged links to the Italian mafia. The Cessna aircraft, which was stuffed with more than 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government on Saturday announced the reopening of worship centre on Friday, Aug. 7 for Muslims and Sunday, Aug. 9 for Christians. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced this during the 17th Update on the Management of Coronavirus in the state at Lagos House, Marina. Sanwo-Olu said that churches whose…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of former Senator and leader of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Ayo Fasanmi, and the former Minister of Science and Technology, Major General Sam Momah, both of whom died on Wednesday,…