LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The law firm leading the Trump campaign’s post-election litigation in Pennsylvania has withdrawn from the federal lawsuit it filed earlier this week. On Monday, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, in which it argued that there had been “irregularities”…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With COVID-19 cases increasing in 46 states, 10 of which broke single-day records for new cases on Thursday, America has officially entered what experts refer to as the “exponential” phase of spread — a rapid multiplying of cases that can’t be contained through traditional measures. On Thursday alone, the U.S. saw 160,000…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of one of the Area Commands in Edo State and two other police officers were reportedly attacked and shot by suspected robbers in the early hours of Friday at the popular Murtala Muhammed (MM) Way in Benin City. The ACP and the two other officers…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Chiji Collins has been impeached. His impeachment followed allegations of financial impropriety, high handedness, and gross misconduct, among others. The Speaker was impeached on Friday during plenary at the legislative chamber of the Assembly complex in Owerri, the state capital. Following his impeachment, the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, yesterday, disclosed that the construction of the East West Road will gulp about N1trillion at completion. He maintained that spending the amount on the project would ensure safety, efficiency, economic viability, as well as guarantee standard and return on investments. Akpabio restated Federal Government’s commitment…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq says he plans to approach the State House of Assembly to repeal the law granting pensions to former governors and their deputies in the state. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had made similar moves earlier in the week while presenting the 2021 budget of N1.155 trillion. In…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, has increased the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, to N155.17 per litre from N147.67 per litre. In an internal memo dated November 11, 2020, and signed by Tijjani Ali, PPMC said the new…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residence of Kogi State are expected to pay levy on every loaf of bread purchased. This is as a result of the state government introduction of levy on every loaf of bread baked in the state. The state ministry of commerce and industry said the levy is aimed at improving the internally…
