Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has described the recent burning of the hostel of Patterson Grammar school, Awada, Onitsha, owned and managed by the Anglican Diocese on the Niger as a national calamity which should be treated as such. Obi said this during his visit to the school…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More revelations were made on Thursday in relation allegation of how former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina allegedly laundered the over N1billion he was said to have diverted. Khalid Aliyu, who is described as one of Maina’s younger brothers, gave details before a Federal High Court in…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For only the third time in American history, the Senate on Thursday began considering articles of impeachment to determine whether the president should be removed from office. Despite the partisan nature of the House’s inquiry last month and a simmering debate over whether the Senate should subpoena witnesses in the trial, the…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Unknown gunmen on Tuesday killed a Yola journalist working with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria after allegedly abducting him from his home. Maxwell Nashon’s corpse was recovered behind the perimeter fence of the broadcasting station. It was learnt that Nashon had his hands bound. He also allegedly suffered a machete cut….
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former banker has been exposed and nabbed after allegedly swindling as many as 200 Nigerians in illegal forex deals. According to TheGuardian, a former staff of a new generation bank has been arrested by the police for allegedly defrauding Nigerians of over N500 million in illegal forex deals. The suspect, 32-year-old…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A pastor, John Abiodun, and a university lecturer, Dr Lanre Olu-Adeyemi, have appeared before the Ondo State High Court, Akure, for allegedly spreading fake news about the founder of a church, the Promised Land Prophetic Ministry, Akure, Pastor Gbenga Akinbiyi. Abiodun and Olu-Adeyemi were said to be members of the church before…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is a famous scene in Tunde Kelani’s movie, ‘Ti oluwa Ni ile’, which speaks to a time like this in our country. At his meeting with the two young men who were trying to co-opt him into the deal to sell a piece of sacred land which belongs to the entire…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The new Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, on Wednesday night, called for the probe of three former governors of the state. The former governors are Ikedi Ohakim, Rochas Okorocha and Emeka Ihedioha. The governor who gave the order in his inaugural speech immediately he was sworn in, ordered the Accountant-General…