Archive for: November, 2021

Panic As Gunmen Attack Ekiti Bank, Kill Policeman, FRSC Special Marshall

LAGOS There was palpable tension in Aramoko-Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government area of Ekiti State  yesterday, as a policeman and a Special Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps, were shot dead on Monday evening when armed robbers attacked a branch of an old generation bank located in the community. This was the second time […]

Libel: Fashola Sues Power Coy’s CEO, ThisDay, Guardian, Demands N2bn For Damage

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has slammed a N2 billion defamation suit against the Chief Executive Officer of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Ltd., Leno Adesanya. In a statement of claim before an FCT High Court presided over by Justice Sylvester Oriji, the minister accused Adesanya and two national dailies […]

South-East Traders Reject Astronomical New Increment In Customs Import Duty

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The South East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (SEAMATA) has rejected the recent astronomical and indiscriminate increment of import duty on cargoes charged by Nigerian Customs Service. African Examiner reports that the body  is the umbrella union of traders in all the markets in the South-East Geo-political Zone of Nigeria and traders of […]

Peter Obi Mourns Passage Of Coscharis’s Wife

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice presidential candidate of the PDP in the last election, Mr. Peter Obi has described the late Mrs Charity Maduka as a great loss to humanity. In a statement from his Media Office, he said he had known Mrs Maduka not just as a dutiful and God-fearing wife, but also a […]

APC In Fresh Crisis: Faction Attacks Buhari, Sacks Buni, Names Audu As Chairman

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress (APC) has run into fresh murky waters as a faction sacks Mai Mala Buni. The faction has also attacked President Buhari over his supervision of the party. Buni, Yobe State Governor, is Chairman, APC Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CECPC). On Monday, a unit within the party, Progressive […]

Continuous Voters Registration: INEC Records 4.4m Fresh Registrations

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has recorded 4,420,391 fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) as of Monday, Nov. 29. INEC disclosed this in a Weekly update on CVR for 2nd Quarter Week Eight in Abuja on Monday. It said that as of Monday, Nov. 29 at […]

Fuel Subsidy Removal And The Concept Of Change

 By Jerome-Mario Utomi LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It is a common knowledge that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) recently rejected the Federal Government proposed N5, 000 for 40 million poor Nigerians when the subsidy on Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) is removed. While describing it as ‘nonsensical’ the argument that the complete surrender of the price of […]

Saudi-Bound Nigeria Businesswoman Excretes 80 Wraps Of Cocaine At Abuja Airport

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A businesswoman heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for Umrah (Lesser Hajj) has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja for ingesting 80 pellets of cocaine The 46-year-old Mrs Adisa Afusat Olayinka who lives in Ibafo, Ogun state hails from […]

Nigeria Customs Intercept Car Loaded With Weapons, Jackknives, N176.4m In Katsina

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Katsina States Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said on Monday that it intercepted a gulf car loaded with special jackknives weapons of three different shades along Jibia-Batsari road in Katsina State. At the briefing, Wada also disclosed that the command seized several items with Duty Paid Value (DPV) worth […]

Omicron: U.S Restricts Entry Of Travelers From South Africa, Seven Other Countries

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has restricted entry of travelers from South Africa and seven other countries as part of measures to contain the new Omicron. However, the new restriction does not ban United States citizens and lawful U.S residents. The order effective Monday, November 29, 2021, banned travelers from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, […]

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