LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Africa’s reputed richest woman is a formal suspect in an investigation into mismanagement and the siphoning off of funds during her time with Angola’s state-run oil company, the country’s attorney general announced Wednesday. The remarks by Helder Pitta Gros to reporters in the capital, Luanda, come days after a global investigation accused…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The death toll from China’s deadly mystery virus has nearly doubled in less than 24 hours — with the number of fatalities climbing to 17 on Wednesday, according to reports. The Chinese province of Hubei has confirmed 17 deaths and more than 444 total cases of the coronavirus, which emerged in the…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will lift a ban on mining in Zamfara state by the end of March after the government deployed a surveillance team to stifle illegal activity in the northwestern region, the minister of mines and steel development said. The government suspended operations in April on concerns that illegal mining was connected to…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, was on Monday, January 20, 2020, honoured with the “Governor of the Decade” Award during the THISDAY Silver Jubilee celebration at Eko Hotel, Lagos. Photo shows Obi (middle); assisted by his wife, Margaret Peter-Obi, receiving the award from elder statesman, Chief Ayo Adebanjo.
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has called for private discussion between the Governors of the South-west and the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, over Amotekun. He said the foundation of the country had not been put at risk with the South-west regional security outfit launched by…
LAGOS JANUARY22ND (NEWSRANGES)-The ‘lunatics’ joined the solidarity march and were welcome by stakeholders amidst enthusiasm. According to The Nation, there was a mild drama on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti when two popular mentally-deranged persons fondly called ‘Ijoba’ and ‘Ayo kolokolo’ joined different groups under the auspices of Yoruba World Congress to stage a solidarity rally in…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the failure of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to put its Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) into use in the fight against smuggling, its officers were being killed by dare devil smugglers in Lagos and Ogun States. Recall that Abdulahi Dikko, immediate past Comptroller General of Customs, had in 2014 procured the…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-British boxer Anthony Joshua has been pictured prostrating before Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in London. Joshua, who is of Nigerian descent, also told the gathering he would “stand up for Nigeria” whenever it was needed. The pictures have had a mixed response on social media, with critics of Mr Buhari angry that…