LAGOS MARCH16TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Court of Appeal in Abuja has suspended hearing of the appeal filed by the suspended National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, after scheduling hearing for today. The embattled politician is in court to upturn the ruling of the FCT High Court which approved his suspension by…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The High Court Monday approved Chief Victor Giadom as Acting National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the key emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the party this Tuesday in Abuja. Giadom, the party’s Deputy National Secretary, who is the highest ranking official, has been…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa declared a national state of disaster over the coronavirus outbreak and announced the continent’s most drastic measures yet to curb its spread. Stocks slumped to a six-year low, bonds fell and the rand weakened. The government is imposing travel bans on some nationals, shutting schools and banning public gatherings of…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS) – Bars, restaurants, theaters and movie houses in New York and Los Angeles were ordered to shut down and several nations in South and Central America closed their borders in the latest moves around the world to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates in…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Director General of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has denied reports that he was sacked from office on allegations of corrupt practices. Dakuku who held a closed door meeting with the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbanjo in Abuja, last Friday, said the non- renewal of…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven persons, who were identified as Ghanaian nationals, have been arrested at Abule-Egba, Lagos State for allegedly attempting to smuggle illicit substance into the country. Bala Elkana, Lagos State Police spokesman, who spoke on the arrest, said the suspects, whose names were not given as at press time, were nabbed on March…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prisons across the UK could be forced to release low-category inmates to control the spread of coronavirus across the British justice system. General Secretary of the Prison Officers Association Steve Gillan this morning said that some prisoners across sites in the UK have already been forced to self-isolate within the prisons due to…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zenith Bank Plc has reportedly been given the green light to merge or acquire Union Bank Nigeria Plc. our correspondent got wind of this from a reliable source. We understand talks are currently ongoing between the banks and a tentative arrangement may have been reached to commence due diligence. Zenith Bank is…
