LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), has reacted to the return of $300m looted by the late dictator, Sani Abacha. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, confirmed the return of the looted funds on Monday in a statement by his Special Assistant…
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education in Bayelsa state, Comrade Walton Liverpool said those clamoring for the merger of existing state owned tertiary institutions are enemies of the state. The PS made the assertion while speaking to Newsmen on the sidelines of clamours in some quarters for the…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have reacted to a report of over 100 mysterious deaths in Jigawa State within days. It was reported on Monday that about 100 persons have died in the Hadejia area of the State, which has raised serious concerns. The government in response set up a five-man committee to investigate the deaths…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Another fully loaded petrol tanker early Tuesday morning fell on the popular Otedola bridge – inward Isheri/Kara areas, along Lagos – Ibadan express way. The sudden incident made many residents and passers-by to be gripped by fear as nobody knows what follows after, especially those who were attempting to make fortune…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Leading Nigerian financial institution, First City Monument bank (FCMB) has issued an official statement to address the video making rounds about a customer who collapsed at its Onipan branch in Lagos State. According to the Bank: “Our attention has been drawn to a video making the rounds which shows a customer…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Lagos State Government has said about 3,000 samples are yet to be tested for COVID-19 in the state. In a statement on Sunday, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, noted that the development was due to a lack of reagent for molecular testing. According to him, the Lagos State Government…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Monday added 245 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, a new daily record. Six new deaths were also logged. Lagos, the epicenter of the pandemic in the country and most populous state topped with 76 new cases. The tally for Nigeria according to data released by the Nigeria Center for Disease…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic on the media industry, Television Continental (TVC), a broadcast television station in Lagos, has slashed its staff salaries. This was disclosed in a broadcast message by the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Andrew Hanlon to the staff on Monday. Mr Hanlon said the station…
