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…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, has paid a visit to renowned journalist Donu Kogbara following her critical remarks about him during an Arise TV interview. Kogbara, a columnist in Vanguard newspaper, had stated that Obi had gone from top to bottom while speaking to Charles Aniagolu of Arise TV. In…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government of Nigeria is to benefit from a Five Hundred Million Dollar loan facility from the World Bank for the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) project in the country. The Honourable Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu made this known during a courtesy…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)As the year 2024 gradually draws to an end and Nigerians embark on end of year holiday plans, there are concerns about incessant kidnappings on the highways across the country. The situation is worsened by the astronomical increase in the price of flight tickets, making that option a no-go-area for the average…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Wholesale gas-producing companies have abruptly stopped the supply of natural gas to power generation companies for electricity production over the non-payment of debts accrued from previous supplies, fresh findings by The PUNCH have shown. The Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Power Generation Companies, Dr Joy Ogaji, disclosed the latest development…