LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is no going back on social media regulation, Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed said on Thursday. He told online publishers in Abuja that the government will not be deterred by criticisms. He stressed that it was the right thing to do. The minister said the government was yet to…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed after a routine flight on Thursday evening, November 14, in Enugu State. A statement released by the Nigerian Air Force Director of Public Relations and Information, Ibikunle Daramola revealed that there was no fatalities or injuries to any crew member or other persons. The statement reads “A…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that only a revolution will save Nigeria and launch her into the league of countries towing the paths of development. Obi made the submission while speaking at Baze University, Abuja, on Wednesday. The former…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Last month marked ten years since Mohammed Yusuf, founder of Boko Haram, died in police detention. His death led to the radicalization of the sect and a declaration of Jihad against the Nigerian state. In an earlier paper on the sect I argued that before 2009, its operations were more or less…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) have threatened to boycott the rerun ordered by the Court of Appeal in Essien Udim local government area. The rerun is to determine the actual winner of the Akwa Ibom Northwest senatorial district between Akpabio and the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi, on Thursday urged government at all levels to increase support for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises so as to curb unemployment in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Obi spoke at the 7th Anniversary Lecture of News Express, a media outfit in Lagos. The…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, on Thursday nullified the governorship primaries that produced Chief David Lyon as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the Nov. 16 poll in the state. Delivering judgment, Justice Jane Inyang, held that the primaries were conducted arbitrarily outside the rules of the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has revealed that Nigeria is awaiting the return of $400 million Abacha loot stashed away in the US. Speaking at the 42nd annual conference of the Nigerian Society of International Law (NSIL) in Lagos, on Wednesday, ICPC Chairman, Bolaji Owasanoye, said it…
