LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has freed Abdullahi Babalele, a son-in-law to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on a two-count allegation of alleged money laundering of $140,000. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke discharged the defendant on the grounds that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had chosen a wrong venue. The […]
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LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria nominee and Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Ishaq Usman Bello, has lost the bid to become a judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC) following his uninspiring performance at the poll. President Muhammadu BuhariI had nominated Bello as Nigeria’s candidate on June 20. The results of the […]
Opinion by Nima Elbagir, CNN LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-In Yemen’s Houthi-controlled north, four journalists — Abdul Khaleq Amran, Akram Al-Walidi, Hareth Humaid, and Tawfiq Al-Mansouri — are on death row. They are charged with treason and conspiring with “the enemy” — the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis. In Aden, the internationally recognized government’s capital in […]
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that the growth and development of Nigeria’s economy will, among other things, depend on progressive and innovative ideas and the rise of small and medium scale enterprises that will drive the economy forward. Obi, […]
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LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Passengers have watched in horror as a man with coronavirus died inside aeroplane. According to Dailymail, passengers sitting in various parts of the crowded cabin took photos as the drama unfolded before them which saw paramedics attempt to revive the passenger who was pronounced dead shortly after an emergency landing in New […]
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has ordered an investigation into the alleged maltreatment and abuse of a student in a Deeper Life School in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Ini Ememobong disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo entitled, “Akwa Ibom State […]
Dec 21 2020 | Posted in
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LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 501 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Sunday. Since the beginning of the outbreak in February, more than 874,617 samples have been tested by NCDC, out of which […]
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LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Notable Igbo sons and daughters have begun moves to elicit the support of other regional blocs for the realization of south east presidency project in 2023. They therefore called on every Nigerian to key into the project, saying time has come for the country to produce its next president from the zone. […]
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LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Citizens Common Advocacy International, an Abuja based non-profit has approached the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for an order of interim injunction to stop the implementation of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) regulation directing telecommunication companies to disconnect mobiles lines of Nigerians by 30th December 2020 for failure to link National […]
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LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Workers in the nation’s Communications industry under the aegis of Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PTECSSAN, weekend rejected the two weeks deadline given by the Federal Government to telecommunications operators to block subscribers’ lines that failed to link them up with the National Identification Number, NIN. PTECSSAN in […]
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