LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated strategic campaign team for Dr Okonjo-Iweala as she contests for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Richard Adebayo, inaugurated the team in Abuja and said the creation of a campaign strategy group was vital in ensuring…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has commenced a legal process against Joy Nunieh, a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Akpabio ordered his lawyer to seek court redress against Nunieh over allegations she made against him. The Minister’s directive was contained in a statement signed and…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Gobum Mukan, has called on Governor Nyesom Wike to hand over former Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joi Nunieh, who is currently taking refuge at the Government House in Port Harcourt. The Rivers State Police boss called on the governor to…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), is a victim of politics in the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the dissolution of its National Working Committee (NWC). This was the contention of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), in Abuja on Wednesday, in reaction to…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a speedy and coordinated investigation into the corruption scandal in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He explained that the President gave the directive for better coordination…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Professor Charles Egbu, who was recently appointed the first black Vice Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University, United Kingdom, has won the praise of Mr. Peter Obi, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections. In a statement released Thursday by his Media Office and signed…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Convener, Midwest Movement, Dr. Don Pedro Obaseki, has insisted that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the September 19 gubernatorial election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, is running with a stolen campaign manifesto, the SIMPLE Agenda. Obaseki, in a statement, said he first publicly unveiled the SIMPLE Agenda in…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It has been reported that an unidentified middle-aged woman reportedly died in public transport, on Wednesday, in Ekiti State. According to Vanguard, it was gathered that the woman boarded the public transport with other passengers, which took off from Ado-Ekiti en route Igede when the incident happened. According to other passengers, the…
