LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS0-It had to be him. The occasion had called for it. The crowd had come to see it and they had spent most of this box office Champions League tie willing it to happen. And then it did. When Lionel Messi picked up possession and scuttled in from the right wing, he…
By Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I have read with distain the article written by one Allison Abanum a Senior Special Assistant on Strategic Communication and Documentation to the Governor of Bayelsa State in several national news papers and I cannot but as a true Deltan respond because to keep quiet will amount…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS0-The junta which seized power in the West African state of Guinea has unveiled a “transitional charter” that it says will steer the country back to civilian rule. The document, read out on national television late Monday, sets down a series of tasks, including the drafting of a new constitution and holding…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday disowned allegations made in parliament by one of its senior officers that soldiers from neighbouring Chad were selling their weapons for $20 or $30, contributing to unrest in northern Nigeria. The navy described the widely reported allegations, made by Commodore Jamila Abubakar Sadiq Malafa on Monday at…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria’s eNaira website has gone live ahead of schedule. And, in the 24 hours following the launch, it received more than a million hits. The CBN stated that eNaira – a central bank-issued digital currency that provides a unique form of money denominated in Naira – would serve…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Masked gunmen have abducted Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith (retd.), in the Ajah area of Lagos State. Smith is a cousin to a former Inspector-General of Police and current Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Musiliu Smith. It was learnt that the retired general, who is currently the Chairman of Double Wealth…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Major in the Nigeria Army, Akeem Aderogba Oseni, has slammed a N2 billion suit against the Nigeria Army and the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) for allegedly freezing his bank account without a court order. The Army Officer, in the suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, wants the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted live cartridges concealed in bags of cassava flour, popularly known as garri. The items loaded in three Mazda saloon cars were seized by officers on patrol along the Igbora axis of Oyo State. On sighting…
