LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Worried over the spate of official Government documents leakages, the Federal Government is seriously considering regulating or placing an outright ban on all civil servants from social media participation. Describing civil servants’ participation on social media as “improper,” the Government in a memo said, social media participation should instead be supportive of…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent a letter to the World Bank President, David Malpass, urging him to demand that the Nigerian government account for the spending of $114.28million grant for COVID-19. Malpass was also asked to put pressure on governors to accept voluntary scrutiny by Nigerians and civil…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some residents of Okeho town, Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State, have been accused of stealing huge sums of money they allegedly recovered from armed robbers who attacked the community’s First Bank branch on July 29. Corroborating the allegation, the traditional ruler of the town, Onjo of Okeho, Rafiu Mustapha, told…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger Delta Development Commission has again listed 23 companies that allegedly benefited from contracts awarded by the commission. A document sighted by SaharaReporters has names of companies allegedly provided by the National Assembly to the NDDC to award contracts before the lawmakers could harmonise the 2019 budget of the commission. The…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A well known Nigerian actor, Yemi Solade has shared his thoughts about the Nigerian movie industry which according to him is now filled with Yahoo boys and prostitutes. The popular actor who made the damning revelation in an interview with The Tribune, accused the gatekeepers of Nollywood of allowing unprofessionals to fill…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular NIgerian senator, Senator Shehu Sani took to his Twitter handle this Sunday morning to tackle the NCDC and the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 after photos of the APC governorship campaign rally in Edo state which held on Saturday, August 8, surfaced online. Well the photos showed the venue was jam-packed with…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The father of Nigerian superstar Davido, Chief Elder Dr. Adedeji Adeleke popularly known as “Chairman” is a well-known business mogul, philanthropist, and the CEO of Pacific Holdings, a business empire that is into electricity, oil and gas, steel production, real estate,banking and finance and logistics. Aside from his empire, he also owns…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An unforgettable sight to those who watched him wrestle, former wrestling star James “Kamala” Harris died at age 70, WWE announced on Sunday. Kamala was billed as being born and raised in Uganda, and in a portrayal that is cringeworthy today but was the norm for pro wrestling back then, was often…
