LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned that the fierce political tension brewing in Edo ahead of the September 19 governorship poll may lead to a declaration of a state of emergency in the state, if not carefully managed. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye,…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential panel probing Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has recommended his sack, TheCable understands. In its interim report submitted on Wednesday, the panel headed, by Ayo Salami, retired president of the court of appeal, also recommended that Magu should be prosecuted over allegations…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has directed the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Wale Babalakin, to recuse himself from official duties relating to the institution. Spokesman of the Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, who broke the news in a statement yesterday, said Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe was also directed…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The burial of late Elder Ude Jack Ohakwe, father of Investigative Journalist, Publisher and founder of Pointblanknews.com, Jackson Ude, has been scheduled for September 4, 2020, in his country home, Amurie-Nkporo, in Ohafia Local Government of Abia State. Elder Ohakwe died peacefully in his sleep on March 11, 2020, at the age of 82….
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Sacked Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Toyin Ogundipe, has dropped a lawsuit he filed at the National Industrial Court to challenge his sacking by the varsity’s Governing Council. The suit, marked NICN/LA/278/2020, had as defendants: UNILAG; the varsity’s Council; its Senate; Pro-Chancellor, Dr Wale Babalakin (SAN); Registrar, Oladejo Azeez; and…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A brake failure has caused a jet to run into a fence at the General Aviation Terminal of the Lagos Airport on Friday. In the latest accident, the King Air Jet was reparking when the driver rammed into the fence, according to an eyewitness. The jet had no passenger on board with…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-On Friday, August 21, the United Nations(UN) said it had gained access to Mali’s ousted president while rebel troops said they had released two other detained leaders, in developments that followed mounting international pressure on the new junta. “Last night, a team from MINUSMA Human Rights went to Kati in the framework…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) rejects out rightly the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 that was assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari recently. By implications, he has repealed the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990 (1). The law, to say the least is unacceptable, ungodly, reprehensible and…
