LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has approved the extension of National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise deadline to June 30. This is contained in a statement co-signed by Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Head, Corporate Communications,Mr Kayode Adegoke National Identity Management Commission(NIMC). The…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The battle for the 2023 presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be a three-horse race between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Daily Independent has gathered. In October 2018, the trio were the top contenders in the presidential…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The death toll from the Mexico City elevated metro train derailment has risen to at least 23, with about 70 injured — as rescue efforts were suspended Tuesday amid fears that a dangling car might come crashing down. “Unfortunately there are 23 deceased,” including minors, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters at the…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For over a decade, hiring Jose Mourinho was a guarantee of instant success, but the new Roma manager’s decline has been so steep that he heads to Italy facing a last chance to salvage his tarnished reputation. Mourinho agreed a three-year contract with Roma on Tuesday and will replace their current boss…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s armed forces have dismissed suggestions that they should take over from President Muhammadu Buhari, who is facing mounting pressure over the country’s worsening insecurity. It was not the first time Nigeria’s armed forces have issued a statement backing Buhari, but the latest has come after weeks of criticism of the 78-year-old…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian Army personnel, Sanni Mohammed, has been arrested with two boxes containing about 2,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, those familiar with the matter have told PREMIUM TIMES. The soldier, a lance corporal, was arrested at the Borno Express park in Maiduguri on Monday by officials of the National Union of Road…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Abdulkadir Shehu, a journalist with Progress FM, a private radio station in Gombe, said he returned the $3,000 dollars he found along the road to its owner, because it would be wrong for him to claim it. Shehu told the News Agency of Nigeria in Gombe on Monday, that as at the…
LAGOS AMY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Robert Clarke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over the government to the military temporarily in order to solve the security and economic dilemma Nigeria is facing. According to Clarke, the military should take over the government temporarily and get Nigeria back to six…