LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (MNEWSRANGERS)-The suspended chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been in the custody of Nigeria’s domestic intelligence agency, the State Security Service (SSS), for over two months. President Bola Tinubu suspended Mr Bawa from office on 14 June, and since then, the SSS has kept him in detention without explaining…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was supposed to be the toughest test yet for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami. And they aced it with flying colors. Josef Martinez scored three minutes into the match. Messi scored a long goal off his left foot in the 20th minute. Jordi Alba scored just before halftime. And David Ruiz,…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidency has officially declared that there will be no increase in petroleum product prices at the present moment. A Twitter post from the Nigerian Television Authority read: “The presidency says there is no increase in petroleum product prices at this time as the President is convinced based on the information before…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The junta in Niamey, Niger Republic has started feeling the heat of the sanctions imposed on it by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The ECOWAS imposed the sanctions following the forceful take over of power from the democratically-elected president of the country, Mahamed Bazoum. The sanction are effected by…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the solidarity of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on the political impasse in the Republic of Niger. The President spoke when he received the Special Envoy of President Ali Bongo Ondimba and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Gabon,…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)- 24- year-old business woman, Tolulope Akintan, on Monday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged N11 million fraud. The defendant, who resides at Olatunde Oropo Street, Ajah, Lagos, is being tried for obtaining by false pretence and stealing. The prosecutor, ASP Raji Akeem, told the court that the offences…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lawyer and Human Right Activist, Chief (Barr) Malcolm Omirhobo has berated Kwara State police command for preventing the devotees and adherents of Ifa/Orisa worshippers from celebrating World Isese Day festival in Ilorin Kwara state. Omirhobo in a statemet titled, “ Police Violation of the fundermental rights of the devotees and adherent of…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plans to stem the continuous slide of the naira against the dollar. Top of these plans is to flood the market with dollars, it was learnt yesterday. A CBN board member, who spoke to our correspondent under anonymity, said: “At this point, the bank…