LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A total of N453.90 billion was approved today by the Federal Executive Council for the purchase of rolling stock, operational, and maintenance equipment for the currently under-construction Kano-Maradi standard gauge rail line. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting […]
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LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria, in a statement on Tuesday, has advised against interference in the ongoing legal processes challenging the outcome of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections. On its website, the mission described the use of ethnically charged rhetoric before, during, and after the governorship election in Lagos, Kano […]
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LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has congratulated the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, all other winners in the February 25 and March 18 elections as well as Nigerians in general on the successful polls. In a statement he personally signed on Tuesday, Soludo also hailed the Nigerians youths, describing them as […]
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LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A retired boxing coach, Scott Eguabor, has punched his brother-in-law, Sunday Okoro, to death in Benin, the Edo State capital. The incident happened when the ex-boxer was attempting to resolve a marital problem between his younger sister, a judoka, and her husband. Eguabor is in charge of boxing in the state sports […]
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LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian soldier has reportedly shot dead a nursing mother and her baby after he injured a commercial motorcyclist popularly known as Okada rider over N200 bribe in Babanna community in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident occurred on Monday evening when the victims were returning home from the […]
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LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Judicial analysts have deciphered seven key points arising from the suit filed by Mr. Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) challenging the INEC announced presidential result declaring Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Nigerian President-Elect. The seven points are as follows: 1. Tinubu’s non-qualification to contest grounds of Obi and Labour Party’s prayers […]
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LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed an application requesting to strike out charges against the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. Justice Emeka Nwite dismissed the application on the ground that the court of law has the exclusive right and power to hear drug-related cases as stipulated in […]
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LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has arrived the team’s camp in Abuja ahead of Friday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Djurtus (Wild Dogs) of Guinea Bissau. The match is scheduled to take place at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, in Abuja. Eagles Media Officer, Babafemi Raji told the News […]
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LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen will be one of the most sought-after players in Europe in the summer transfer window, and Napoli have revealed the minimum price they are willing to accept for the Nigerian striker. Clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain are all interested in securing Osimhen’s services, but will have […]
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LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States on Tuesday said it was disturbed by widespread cases of ethnically-induced voter suppression in Lagos during the March 18 governorship election, saying such action would not go unpunished. The U.S. mission in Nigeria, in a statement on its website, said such acts undermine Nigeria’s democratic experience and visa bans would […]
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