LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Director of Navy Accounts, Rear Admiral Tahir Yusuf, has permanently forfeited about N500 million to the Federal Government. Rear Admiral Yusuf, who was second-in-command to the Chief of Account and Budget, Naval Headquarters (NHQ),, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), held the cash in seven accounts with…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has called for a legislation that will mandate government to pay contractors or suppliers for certificates generated or goods supplied within 90 days. Obi was speaking at the weekend during the installation of Sir Emeka Nwandu…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was on lockdown Monday after Haitian police attacked the army headquarters to demand better working conditions, sparking a gun battle that left two servicemen dead and a dozen wounded. The main roads through the city were blocked and smaller streets were deserted, leaving the capital cut off…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Harvard University epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch is predicting the coronavirus “will ultimately not be containable” and, within a year, will infect somewhere between 40 and 70 percent of humanity, The Atlantic reports. But don’t be too alarmed. Many of those people, Lipsitch clarifies, won’t have severe illnesses or even show symptoms at all,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester United thrashed Watford 3-0 on Sunday in their English Premier League encounter. Ex-Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, missed an opportunity to score his first goal in his new club. Though he successfully dribbled the goalkeeper, his shot was deflected by a Watford defender. Meanwhile, Bruno Fernandes opened his goalscoring account at…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 192 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, and all members of the House from spending an estimated N5.04 billion to buy 400 exotic Toyota Camry…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 polls, Mr. Peter Obi, has described Nigeria as a country that is not faithful to her youths. Obi was speaking Saturday during the convocation lecture of Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja. The former Anambra Stat Governor, who was the convocation…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have kicked against the federal government’s threat to review and possibly revoke their operating licences due to poor electricity supply in the country, THE WHISTLER has learnt. The Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, had while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council…
