LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has described as “a publicity stunt”, the widely-circulated reports alleging that former Speaker Umar Ghali Na’abba has been invited by the Department of State Service (DSS) over his alleged comments on President Muhammadu Buhari. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, who stated…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the Federal Government would require about $5.3 billion loan from China to fund the Ibadan-Kano standard gauge rail project. Amaechi disclosed this over the weekend after inspecting the Lagos-Ibadan rail project, saying the Ibadan-Kano rail project would take-off once the loan was received. “We are waiting…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dealers in used cars have been forced to cut prices by up to 15 percent in response to depressed demand in an economy reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mazda Demio, Toyota Fielder, Toyota V8 and Subaru Outback are among the popular models whose yard prices have dropped by a…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate Constitution Review Committee inaugurated in February 2020 by the President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, is yet to take off, THISDAY investigation has revealed. This is coming just as the House of Representatives is yet to constitute its committee more than a year after the commencement of the ninth…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 17 people including five attackers were killed when Islamist terrorists stormed a popular beach hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, government and police officials said on Sunday. The siege ended after a three-hour, fierce gun battle between fighters of Islamist terrorist group al-Shabaab and security forces which began with a suicide car bombing, government…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has explained that politics should not be seen as a career opportunity, but as an avenue to serve and contribute to the growth of society. Speaking on ‘Politics 101 with Peter Obi’ platform, Obi said taking…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Coalition of Northern Groups has raised the alarm over what it described as Nigeria’s drift towards becoming a police state under the watch of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The coalition specifically noted the invitation extended to a former Speaker of the House of Representatives; Alhaji Umar Ghali Na’abba…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State government has extended the hours of operations of both food markets and non-food markets across the state. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Mr Gboyega Akosile, said the decision was to further enhance trade and commerce and mitigate the hardship…
