By Femi Adeoti LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-He is in the forefront. He is leading the odd, ugly pack for the wrong reason. Enfant terrible Nasir El-Rufai is it! He holds sway in the heavily terrorist-infested Kaduna State. That’s not his immediate concern. All the same, he was a delight to watch last week. He dominated […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode, says he has been ordered by the Department of State Services (DSS) to report to its office every day for grilling. Fani-Kayode revealed this in a tweet sighted by Legit.ng on Wednesday, February 15. His tweet reads: “Reported to DSS again today. Just […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release old N200 notes into circulation to co-exist with new N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes for 60 days. He, however, said old N500 and N1,000 banknotes are no longer legal tender in Nigeria. The President, who made this known in […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has maintain the lead, ahead of four major candidates vying for the February 25 election about 10 days to the presidential and national assembly election. Peter Obi who has won on the online polls as far as the February 25 general election is concerned continued […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than nine persons were killed following a cult clash between rival groups in Ikata, Upata kingdom in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was learnt that the two factions in the community, who exchanged gunfire due to a disagreement, caused panic in the area. A community source […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces officer who is a high-ranking member of al Qaeda with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head, is now the “uncontested” leader of the militant group, according to a new U.N. report on the organisation. Al Qaeda has not formally named a successor for […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kano State Fire Service on Wednesday said it rescued a newborn baby thrown inside a latrine by an alleged mentally challenged mother, (name withheld) at Sabon Titi quarters, Gidan Kankara in Kano. This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Cross River Governor, Donald Duke on Wednesday said the United States government has sanctioned some Justices in Nigeria. Duke made the comment in Lagos at the launch of a memoir of retired Justice Charles Archibong. He served on the bench of the Federal High Court from 2002 to 2013. The politician […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian inflation unexpectedly quickened at the fastest pace in almost two decades, adding to pressure on businesses and consumers before next week’s presidential election. The inflation rate rose to 21.8% in January from 21.3% a month earlier and was the highest since September 2005, according to data published on the National Bureau […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A combined team of officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the Independence Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission, ICPC, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested four Point Of Sale, POS, operators in Makurdi for extorting their customers. The team, led by the CBN Director of […]
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