LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian court on Wednesday ruled that Islamic religious law does not violate the constitution, dismissing a test-case challenge from a singer who was sentenced to death two years ago on the charge of blasphemy. But in a majority decision, the court in northern Kano state also upheld a lower court’s call…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has come under criticisms, over his tweet that a road safety officer who wanted to arrest him for answering a call while driving allowed him to go after noticing he is a policeman. Adejobi had claimed that to every rule, there must…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chris Eburu, manager of the late veteran musician Victor Uwaifo, has been charged to court over an alleged forgery of the latter’s will, the singer’s family recently announced. The family made this known while distancing itself from alleged plans by Chris to raise funds for the one-year anniversary of the singer’s death….
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has again met with the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and the former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko. The trio also met on Monday night with top politicians like former Cross River Governor, Donald Duke; Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom; Abia…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Police Officer, identified as Officer Tony has died after a tree fell on him in a bush at Mpasaaso No.2 in the Ahafo Ano South West of the Ashanti Region. Narrating the sad incident on Omanbapa morning show on Silver FM in Kumasi hosted by Nana Kwabena Ampratwum today, August 15,…
By Chief (Barr) Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo. LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Great Lagosians !!! Wake up!!! . I hope you know what the Water Resources Bill is all about ? For those who do not know, it is a bill that seeks to empower the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) to take over control of your right…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 29-year-old man identified as Sanni Gafar has been apprehended by a mob, who suspected him of being a terrorist, in the Ijora Badia area of Lagos State. Naija News reports that the police, however, rescued the suspected terrorist before the mob lynched him. This incident was confirmed on Monday in a post…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The rise in food and airline ticket prices in Nigeria over the past year continues to show up in the data. In July, Nigerians paid 19.64% more for goods and services than they did in the same month last year, according to the latest inflation report (pdf) from the National Bureau of…
