LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A famous Human Rights Lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN has reacted to the removal of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano and his banishment from the state. In a statement made available to TheNigeriaLawyer (TNL), the learned silk says both the dethronement and the banishment are illegal. Falana says “Yesterday,…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As precautionary measure to check the spread of Coronavirus, Turkish Airlines has announced the cancellation of all its flights to its destinations in Nigeria as it also cut back its operations to other international destinations. The airline, which brought in the index coronavirus case, the Italian to Nigeria in a statement, said…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman, has denied having a romantic relationship with the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, saying no such affair helped her clinch the NPA top job. Ms Usman, chief of staff to Mr El-Rufai from 2015 to 2016, spoke on the subject while appearing…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained Premier Lotto Ltd and 22 other lottery outfits in Nigeria from operating and using Ghana Games lottery products. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke also restrained the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) from revoking Western Lotto Ltd’s lottery licence or taking any step to prevent it from…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has reacted to the $7m reward the US Department of State recently announced for anyone with credible information that will lead to his arrest. The Department of State made the announcement on March 4th. Media personality @Bassim_AMG who covers reports on Terrorism, shared a video of the sect leader…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The elders of Kano State under the auspices of Advocates for a United Kano have condemned the dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, vowing to challenge what it described as the brazen acts of illegality perpetrated by the government of the state. Recall that…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Floyd Mayweather has got Newcastle fans hooked after revealing that he would be interested in buying the club. The boxing superstar was at the O2 City Hall in Tyneside on Saturday night as part of his “An evening with” tour. Moderator Steve Wraith said, “the last time you were in Newcastle it…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Esther Akpan, age 29, has been arrested by the Lagos State command of the Nigeria Police. Mrs. Akpan who teaches at God’s Grace And Mercy Private School, Lagos, was arrested for being in the habit of stealing and eating the pupils’ meal while the kids starve. The unfortunate…
