LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, sacked the Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, along with 15 lawmakers in the state over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Messrs Umahi and Igwe, in November last year, defected from the…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected calls on Monday for Britain to ease visa demands on Ukrainian refugees fleeing conflict, saying Britain was a generous country but it needed to maintain checks on who was arriving. The United Nations estimates that more than 1.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia started bombarding…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A tea seller, identified only as Hamidu, has been arrested for allegedly killing one of his customers at Arepo, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the victim, Musa, bought a cup of tea from Hamidu and paid N40 instead of the regular rate of N50….
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Freight forwarders have appealed to the Federal Government to grant a statutory waiver of rent and demurrage accumulated as a result of the protest by Licensed Customs Agents (LCA) on the implementation of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) valuation on imported vehicles. This is just as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukrainian actor and TV host, Pasha Lee has been killed while defending his country. Lee, 33, joined the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine last week to defend his country from Russian attacks which have been ongoing since February 24. He was killed on Sunday in Irpin, under shelling…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One teenager was killed and two others are in critical condition following a shooting outside of an Iowa high school Monday, according to authorities. Police responded to a report of “multiple shooting victims” on the school grounds of East High School in Des Moines around 2:48 p.m. on Monday afternoon. Police said…
By Oghenekevwe Laba LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In his valedictory speech, the immediate past Director General Of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside, while handling over to the incumbent DG of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh said having ended his tenure, he could not wish for a better person to take over from…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, barred President Muhammad Buhari, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and the Senate President from tampering with the newly amended Electoral Act 2022. The judge, Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on an ex-parte application by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the…