LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the revocation of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT)’s bail. Okon Abang, the judge, who gave the order in a ruling, also issued a bench warrant for Mr Maina’s arrest “anywhere he is sighted.” The EFCC’s lawyer, Mohammed Abubakar, while…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court has affirmed the victory of Governor Douye Diri and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. The Apex Court in a unanimous judgement by a seven-man panel headed by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta dismissed the six appeals filed against the governor and his deputy. The court ruled that Douye Diri is the duly…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An illness with symptoms such as headache, red eyes, loss of appetite, inability to urinate or defecate and convulsion has resulted in the death of 50 persons Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State. Victims’ ages were between 25 and 40 years, reports said. While the state government still grapples with what…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This story contains graphic imagery of injury and death. The full names of some interviewees and the identities of others have been withheld for their safety. Sometime after midnight on October 21, Elisha Sunday Ibanga answered a phone call from his older brother’s number. The person on the other end of the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Germany’s 6-0 thrashing had been coming for some time. The team coached by Joachim Low has been in decline since losing to France in the European Champions semifinals in 2016, and the slide arguably started before that, after the World Cup win in 2014. Low was supposed to reinvigorate the squad with…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump’s fervent campaigning to undermine mail-in voting may have ultimately cost him victory in the crucial swing state of Georgia, its Republican secretary of state has said. While the state is undergoing a recount, Joe Biden leads Georgia by around 13,000 votes, meaning he is poised to become the first Democrat…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil companies have asked security services to tighten surveillance as violent anti-police brutality protests and the expected sacking of hundreds of workers worsen desperation in the region, industry sources told Reuters. Already unemployment is above 40% in Nigeria’s energy regions and observers say further job losses could aggravate problems of pipeline tapping,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted eight passengers of a commercial bus between Okhuessan and Emu in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State. DAILY POST gathered that the bandits also reportedly robbed all the occupants of the Toyota Hiace bus and dispossessed them of their valuables on…