LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has described as fake, news making the rounds that newly promoted Lieutenant General Lamidi Adeosun has been appointed as the Chief of Army Staff of the Nigerian Army. According to a statement by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, Lt.-Gen. L. O. Adeosun was just given…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edwin Clark, who is the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against reintroducing Rural Grazing Areas (RUGA) in the country. It is reported that Mr Buhari had approved the creation of Ruga settlements for herdsmen across the nation without stakeholders carried along. Although it is said…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire outbreak at 4, Market Street, Tinubu Square, Lagos Island has left several shops and warehouses burnt. The affected three storey building got burnt on Tuesday. According to available information as at press time, the cause of the was still unknown. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Fire Service…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGRS)-The Ogun Command, Nigeria Customs Service, has intercepted 29, 905 bags of smuggled foreign rice and 197 smuggled vehicles popularly known as ‘tokunbo’ within the month of January to June 2019. It said the seizures were made at the Idiroko border and the adjoining communities. The Controller of the Ogun State Area…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS) Lagos Aviation Academy (LAA) announced that it has been enlisted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) as an Approved Training Organization (ATO). This feat enables the academy to run additional courses such as the Cabin Crew Ab-Initio Programme and the Basic Flight Dispatcher Course. In a statement made available to…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites, on Tuesday, invaded the National Assembly complex premises, resulting in an exchange with security operatives. Soures revealed that the protesting Shiites members in their numbers broke down the first gate and proceeded to the second, which serves as the main…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A coalition of youths in Bayelsa State has contributed N21million to enable a former President of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, Udengs Eradiri, purchase the nomination and expression of interest forms of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The youths said they were determined to ensure that Eradiri, who is the Commissioner…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was excitement galore at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) yesterday as the institution’s Engineering Faculty successfully unveiled its first five-seater electric car. Christened Lion Ozumba 551, the car, made with 80 percent locally-sourced materials, could undertake a 30-kilometer distance when fully charged. Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Charles Igwe,…
