LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has overturned a judgement that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from releasing monthly federal allocations to Rivers State. The appellate court justices had a split ruling on Friday as two ruled in favour of Rivers State government while one objected. Governor Siminalayi Fubara…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Chinese soccer star and coach of the country’s national men’s team has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption, state media reported on Friday. Li Tie, 47, who played for the English Premier League Everton alongside Wayne Rooney in the early 2000s, is the biggest name to fall…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Meta has donated $1 million to Donald Trump’s inaugural fund amid CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s push to curry favor with the president-elect more than a month before he takes office. The $1.6-trillion owner of Facebook and Instagram confirmed the donation to The Post following a report late on Wednesday by The Wall Street…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said going forward, computer-generated slips issued to the voter or even downloaded from its website will suffice for voter accreditation. According to the electoral umpire, this will not only save cost but also eliminate the issues around the collection of Permanent Voter’s Card (PVCs) and…