LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba SAN, has disowned a new political movement known as the ‘National Consultative Front’ which named him among 37 other political and thought leaders who came together to form the group. The group had issued a communique on Wednesday where it listed a 7-point resolution from…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Lagos have arrested five herdsmen for allegedly kidnapping their kinsman. The suspects, Umaru Abdullahi, Majuba Mohammed, Aliyu Alhamajo, Mohammed Umaru and Shehu Malami allegedly kidnapped one Salisu Mohammed, 17, on June 9 at Epe. The victim was said to have been kidnapped at the cattle rearing centre, Epe while…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has authorized the indefinite suspension of the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Mr. Adebayo Somefun and four directors of the agency. They are the Executive Director, Finance and Investment, Mr. Jasper Ikedi Azusalam; Executive Director, Operations, Mrs. Olukemi Nelson and Executive Director, Administration,…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-In what represents a break from the norm, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has published the list of all payments made by it between February 20 and May 5 this year. The publication, which was in response to allegations that N40 billion was missing from its accounts, detailed the beneficiaries of…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ondo State Health Commissioner Dr Wahab Adegbenro has died. According to reports, he died of COVID-19. The deceased was born on 5th June 1955 at Ilara-mokin in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State. After his elementary education at Muslim Primary School, Ilara-mokin Between 1962 and 1967, Wahab attended Oyemekun Grammar…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)- Nigeria’s leading anti-corruption group, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, (HEDA Resource Centre) has raised questions concerning the award of N30b contract to a Nigerian company. HEDA had obtained details indicating that the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) awarded a contract to Bulet International Limited, a company alleged owned by Ismaila Isa…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the 2023 general elections, 30 prominent Nigerian activists, academics, and other professionals, have formed a new political movement called National Consultative Front. The group’s objectives include mobilizing Nigerians for a popular mass action towards political constitutional reforms that are citizen-driven and process-led in engendering a new peoples’ constitution. This was…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Implementation of the 774,000 Public Works to be put on hold untilimplementation modalities explained to NASS. The National Assembly says it is concerned about the proper and effective implementation of the engagement of 774,000 Public Works Workers and wishes to restate its commitment to its success. In line with its constitutional oversight…
