LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere and its Igbo counterpart, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, have condemned the allocation of ministries by President Muhammadu Buhari, with all nine ministers from the North-west receiving senior positions. Among the six geopolitical zones in the country, the North-west, which consists of Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara states,…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Joint Industrial Council has signed the much awaited conditions of service and Collective Bargaining Agreement for Nigerian seafarers. This is coming after eight years of delay. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Lagos, the Director- General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Dakuku Peterside, said the condition of service…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWRANGERS)-A major border crossing between Nigeria and Benin Republic remained closed on Wednesday without formal notice, leaving thousands of people and vehicles stranded on both sides. The Seme Border, the busiest land crossing in Nigeria, was shut on Tuesday after some truckloads of prohibited tramadol and codeine were intercepted in Lagos on…
By Amos Odeh LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on the United States Mission in Nigeria and the international community to prevail on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security forces and other key agencies of state on the need for neutrality in the November 16 governorship election in…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Cult members have hacked to death a 36-year-old man, Bolaji AbdulSalam, for reporting them to the police in Ilorin, Kwara State. AbdulSalam incurred the wrath of the cultists, after he found them smoking Indian hemp in front of his family house at Alfa Yahaya area of Ita-Amon in Ilorin township. The cult members…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Eight months after first raising the idea, President Trump on Wednesday said his administration is again “very seriously” looking into ending the practice of conferring U.S. citizenship on anyone born in the United States. “We’re looking at that very seriously, birthright citizenship, where you have a baby on our land, you walk…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSANGERS)- International award winning graduate from the Department of Mass Communication, University Of Benin (UNIBEN), Emmanuel Oluwasayomi Ahmadu has urged frustrated youths to keep hope alive. He said his calling is to contribute his unique experience towards maintaining a sustainable health development for women, youths and children, especially in achieving the SDG’s…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Six persons have been killed following a heavy rainfall in Jigawa State, Daily Trust has gathered. Five persons died in Kirikisamma Local Government area while one other person was killed in a building that collapsed in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area. A pregnant woman was among the dead persons, who were killed…
