LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Below is the full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Democracy Day national broadcast. Fellow Nigerians, The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 year of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. It is…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over three hundred people were said to have been buried in Gombe in the last six days. The Commissioner for Information and the spokesperson for the State Task Force on Covid-19, Alhassan Ibrahim, said on Thursday that the death might not be unconnected to coronavirus. He said, “For the past six days…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has raised the fear that except something urgent is done, about 39.4 million Nigerians may be jobless by the end of the year as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also expressed the fear that millions more may slide into extreme poverty before the pandemic…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria posted its highest number of COVID-19 cases, with 681 infections recorded all over the country on Thursday. This took the nation’s caseload to 14,554. The new figure broke the record of 553 cases in a single day logged on 30 May. And there is no respite for Lagos yet, as it…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the country celebrates her Democracy Day today, June 12, Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has reminded Nigerians that democracy remains the bedrock on which the country is built. He urged all to hold on to every democratic ideal that would push…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Opinion leaders, activists, members of the civil society organisations (CSO), top government functionaries and others will gather in Lagos on Friday to pay homage to the late business mogul, Bashorun MKO Abiola. The event which will be hosted by the June 12 Pro Democracy Movement of Nigeria is in commemoration of the…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told a former Governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Rochas Okorocha, to get ready for his day in court. Speaking at the commission’s zonal office in Port Harcourt, Rivers on Thursday, the Zonal Head,…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Defence Headquarters said it has reintegrated 280 ex Boko Haram terrorists including two Chadians back into the society through their respective national and state authorities. Director Defence Media Organization Major General John Enenche during a press briefing said operation safe corridor established in 2016, has admitted a total of 893 ex…
