LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has summoned one of its Guard Commanders in Edo State over the death of Christian Ehima, a 24-year-old undergraduate of Computer Science in the University of Benin. The inconsolable mother of the victim, an Assistant Superintendent of Police with the Delta State Police Command, Mercy Ehima, told Saturday PUNCH…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has ordered the arrest of a musician, Adamu Ayuba for praising a bandit kingpin, Bello Turji in his music. In a viral music audio, Ayuba praised the terrorist, Turji, describing him as “a lion, untouchable and a great leader”. The governor’s order comes…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it intercepted a container loaded with guns at Tin Can Island, in Lagos. According to the service, the owner of the container allegedly declared its content as plasma televisions, but checks by officers revealed that guns were concealed in the facility. Reacting to the development on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service in 2019 granted import duty waivers worth N78.5 billion to local and foreign companies including 14 members of staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in violation of financial regulations, the government’s audit report has revealed. The agency granted a N78.5 billion waiver to companies and a N17.2…
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Sokoto State chapter of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has given the Nigerian Government three months to curb insecurity in the North-West states or face a mass action that will shut down the zone and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The states in the North-West geopolitical zone are Jigawa, Kaduna,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Editor-in-Chief/Chief Operating Officer of PREMIUM TIMES Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed, on Thursday in Abuja emerged as the President of the Nigeria chapter of the International Press Institute. He emerged as president unopposed during a session of the General Assembly of the IPI, held physically and virtually. Also at the meeting, the General…
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Eight days before Libyans were meant to cast presidential votes, there is utter confusion over the fate of an election that has not yet been formally delayed but that has almost no chance of going ahead on time. The planned Dec. 24 vote, along with a parallel election for a new parliament,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Christian Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020, has left Inter Milan by mutual consent. The 29-year-old enjoyed six-and-a-half seasons at Tottenham before moving to San Siro in January 2020 for a fee in the region of £17million. Eriksen helped Inter win last season’s Serie A title but the following…