LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Badagry monarch, Alapa of Apa, Oba Adekanmi Oyekan, has petitioned the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hammed Alli (rtd) over assault. Oba Oyekan, in a petition signed by his lawyer, Mr Abdul-Kareem Adio, demanded N10 million compensation for damages and hospital bills of his driver, Awhanto Mark and cousin,…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading coronavirus. President Trump flew by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in suburban…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 50,000 persons, including farmers, logistics operators and food processors, farm managers, among others, have benefited from agricultural programmes implemented by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, in the past three and a half years. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy,…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A prior presidential panel, which investigated the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, indicted him, a report published by the News Agency of Nigeria has alleged. The report, according to NAN, noted that the embattled EFCC boss had been unable to account for the interest generated from N550bn…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ethiopia’s attorney general said Friday that two men had confessed to killing a popular singer from the Oromo ethnic group as part of a plot to topple Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government. Hachala Hundessa became a symbol of the Oromo struggle during years of anti-government protests that swept Abiy to power in…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Impressed by the impact of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s reforms in building a vibrant technology and innovation community at the Edo Innovation Hub, a former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Engr. Gideon Ikhine has offered a grant of N1 million to two start-ups at the technology hub. Engr. Ikhine made…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of Madam Janet Kukah, the mother of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Hassan Kukah. In a condolence message made available to the press on Saturday, Obi commiserated with…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state is boosting its capacity to respond to emergencies with the training of medical first responders. The governor said this during a courtesy visit by the Director General (DG) of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Air Vice Marshall (AVM) Rtd. Muhammadu…
