LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives is considering reporting Justice Evelyn Anyadike of a Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, to the National Judicial Council for nullifying the provisions of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. Justice Anyadike’s nullification thereby empowers the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Kaduna Satate, Senator Ahmed Makarfi has argued that because of divisions we currently have across the country, whoever becomes the next President of Nigeria should have the spirit of forming a Governmnet of National Unity. Makarfi, who made the call in Lagos on Tuesday at the Fourth Annual Lecture…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Mr. Anthony Ojukwu, SAN, has revealed how suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, was shielded from facing numerous cases that were filed against him since 2008. Ojukwu, who spoke at a capacity building retreat of the House of Representatives Committee…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The lingering foreign exchange scarcity in the country has continued to worsen even as the exchange rate on the parallel market is inching towards N590/$1, The PUNCH has learnt. The development may lead to massive job loss in the manufacturing industry, among other sectors, according to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria. The…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At 9am CET on Wednesday 23 March climate activists from Uganda will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican, calling on the leader of the Catholic Church to support their campaign to stop the construction of thePope Francis To Meet Uganda Activists Campaign To Stop Construction Of east Africa Crude Oil…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-If the directive by the House of Representatives executive by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the introduction of the enforcement of the use of coins as a legal tender to tackle price inflation and stabilise the economy it means Nigerians are expected to revert to the use of coins in soonest. The…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire on Wednesday badly damaged a main bridge in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, razing dozens of shops and risking more traffic chaos, the emergency services and witnesses said. The blaze broke out during an extended nationwide electricity shortage, which along with a spike in global fuel prices is already hurting households…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester City and Liverpool are battling for the Premier League title and it’s almost impossible to imagine anyone else joining the fray unless both teams get stuck in a gigantic rocket and sent into space (in which case Chelsea needs to get 17 points to claim the crown). Below we focus on…