LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS) – Nigeria impounded a plane operated by a British company for allegedly contravening a flight ban imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the aviation minister said on Sunday. Passenger flights into the country, with the exception of ones to evacuate people or repatriate Nigerian citizens, have been banned for…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Naira has weakened today at the parallel market (popularly known as Black Market) as it trades at N454 to $1. The development could be attributed to the high demand for the dollar by foreign investors and business owners, whose with dollar payment obligations have accumulated amid a shortage of the currency….
By Chief Malcolm.Emokiovo Omirhobo LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-To all men, whether good or bad , sane or insane have friends and relations and on that premise with all humility I say without fear that Ezenwo Nyesom Wike is my friend. He is not just a friend but a friend to whom I am eternally grateful…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Professional Disc Jockeys Association of Nigeria (PDJAN) has claimed that its members are the worst-hit in the entertainment industry by restrictions put in place to control the coronavirus pandemic as they are ‘dying of hunger’. Onyenegecha Isaac, popularly known as Dj Marss, who is the media officer of the association, said…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ogun State Government, on Friday announced that it has extended a lockdown in the state by one week. The Governor, Dapo Abiodun mentioned a significance increase in coronavirus cases as one of the reason, saying community transmission of the virus was on the rise in the state. Mr Abiodun said these…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the House of Representatives to maintain status quo on the infectious disease bill which has passed second reading. Justice Ifeoma Ojukwu also summoned the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A legal war between a religious sensation, Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere a.k.a Odumejeje, and Awka community in Anambra State is set to take the center stage as the community has dragged the prophet to court over a statement credited to him. The prophet was said to have insulted the indigenes, calling them worshippers…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In one fell swoop, four states in the North – Borno, Gombe, Adamawa and Zamfara – on Thursday reopened Mosques and Churches. It was a major easing of the lockdown imposed to curb Coronavirus spread. The Federal Government frowned at the situation having not been consulted as expected, in line with the…
