LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who is being prosecuted on money laundering charges, has been released from the Kuje prison in Abuja. A lawyer in his defence team, Ademola Adedipe, confirmed this to our correspondent on Tuesday. Adedipe said Maina had been in detention since…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kaneshie District Court on Tuesday sentenced Isaiah Chima, 31-year-old Nigerian, to six months imprisonment in hard labour for attempting to register in the ongoing Ghana voters’ registration. Chima, a tailor, pleaded guilty to attempt to register as a voter contrary to Section 24 (a) of CI. Election Regulation 1995 and was…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A private school owner in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Rose Ezemazu has been forced to sell garri in Sangana market to survive following closure of schools nationwide over the coronavirus pandemic. Schools in Rivers State shut down on March 21 after the state government gave directives. Many private school teachers have since…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The youths under the aegis of ‘No Sidon Look’, charged Edo electorate to support Governor Obaseki for a second term in office following his administration’s developmental strides in all sectors of the state. The Director General of the organisation, Mr. Portrait Peterson, who led other members and supporters, said the solidarity rally…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Prophetic-Apostolic Pastor. DR TUNDE BAKARE has accepted the appointment of the Queen of England as the Inaugural Chairman of The Advisory Council of The Africa Office of The Royal Commonwealth Society. While accepting the appointment, Bakare said, “Over the years, I have teamed up with amazing individuals on diverse institution platforms…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government’s planned implementation of six percent stamp duty charge on tenancy agreements nationwide effective from August 10, 2020, has elicited bitter reactions from the organised labour, estate agents and tenants, with all describing the fiscal measure as insensitive. Daily Trust investigations on the charge, which was announced by the Federal…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The exoneration of African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, by an Independent Review Panel set up to investigate allegations of ethical wrongdoings leveled against him, is a welcome development which paves the way for his second term as President of the Bank. Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have deleted videos of a US-based physician Dr Stella Immanuel where she is seen claiming to have recorded a 100 per cent success rate in the treatment of coronavirus (COVID-19) using hydroxychloroquine. Immanuel is seen in the video shot in front of the United States Supreme Court with…
