LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has introduced new set of taxes on beer, imported vehicles and single use plastics. It has also added to the list of items banned from being imported into the country. Under the newly introduced taxes, the Federal Government will charge N75 per litre of beer or stout imported into…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has congratulated the Pro-Chancellor of Baba-Ahmed University, Kano, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed on the successful matriculation of the university’s first set of students. Baba-Ahmed was Obi’s running mate in the February 25 presidential election. In a statement he personally signed on Saturday, Obi said,…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police has called for an in-depth investigations into the remote circumstances surrounding the demise of a Police Inspector, Inspector Atobaloye Taiye, who was on Quick Intervention special duty from Oke-Onigbin Divisional Headquarters, Kwara State, to the Zone 8 Command Headquarters, Lokoja, which covers Kogi and Kwara States. Statement…
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on political office holders to go beyond the barriers of political partisanship, tribal affiliations and religious inclinations in their contributions to the development of the society. Obi made the call on Saturday at the 15th Founder’s Day Lecture of Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State….
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen in Nigeria have released 74 children out of more than 80 people who were abducted earlier this month in northwestern Zamfara state, after ransoms were paid, parents and a village head said on Saturday. Gangs of armed men have attacked hundreds of local communities across northwestern Nigeria in recent years, while…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Karim Benzema hit a hat-trick for Real Madrid as the champions thrashed Almeria 4-2 to cut the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to eight points on Saturday. The French striker climbed to 17 goals in La Liga this season, one behind Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski, the division’s top scorer. Benzema netted his…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barcelona brought on 15-year-old forward Lamine Yamal in their 4-0 win over Real Betis on Saturday to make him their youngest ever player in La Liga. The Catalan club said he was their second youngest player of all time, behind Albert Almasque in 1902 who played in the Macaya cup at 13…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said that the National May Day celebration in Abuja will be held on the streets to enable Congress deepen its reconnection with the people. Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General Secretary of the Congress, said this in a statement he signed on Saturday in Abuja. “As you must…