In a bid to ensure enhanced productivity with maximum efficiency in the state civil service, the Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade yesterday presented generating sets to the zonal audit offices across the State. Presenting the office items unbehalf of the governor, the State Auditor General, Mr. John M. Odey stated that “In order…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the House of Representatives to request for the approval of fresh external borrowings totalling $5.513 billion. The President, in the letter read by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon.Femi Gbajabiamila, at the resumption of plenary on Thursday, said the funds were for 2020 budget deficit,…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 60 people were killed on Wednesday night when some gunmen attacked Garki, Katuma and Kuzari villages under Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Those, who sustained life-threatening injuries, are currently receiving treatment at General Hospital, Sabon Birni, according to residents, who spoke with SaharaReporters. The number of…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari wednesday approved the creation of five new zonal commands of the Nigeria Police Force. He also directed the reorganisation of the departments of the force notably the Force Intelligence Bureau and the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID). The five newly created commands are Ondo/Ekiti command with headquarters at Akure,…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mother and her baby have been beheaded by yet-to-be identified persons in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The headless bodies were found near a primary school in Ile-Ife. The spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident on Wednesday. Opaola said the corpses were dumped opposite the AUD Primary…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In Nigeria, kidnapping for ransom has become a feature in all parts of the country with thousands of people falling victim. Between the year 2011 and 2020, Nigerians paid at least $18.34 million (N7 billion) as ransom to kidnappers, a report on the country’s kidnap industry shows. The report from SB Morgen…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Singer and performer Jon Steingard made a dramatic revelation, announcing via Instagram last Wednesday that he “no longer believe(s) in God.” Steingard is the frontman for Hawk Nelson, a Christian rock and pop-punk music group. In his post, he shared nine screenshots in which he explains why he has changed his beliefs….
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria on Wednesday reported 389 new confirmed new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total of confirmed infections in the country to 8,733. NAN reports that the figure is the highest daily cases so far reported since the beginning of the outbreak in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its…
