LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)Facebook acknowledged Wednesday an outage affecting users in various parts of the world and said it was working on a fix. Online monitoring service DownDetector reported earlier the outage began around 1200 GMT and affected as well as its Instagram and WhatsApp services. #Facebookdown and #instagramdown were trending on Twitter as users…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari succumbed to pressure on Wednesday by suspending the controversial Ruga settlement scheme, designed to settle the Fulani and their cattle on acquired land across states in the federation. The suspension was announced in Abuja after governors representing the six geopolitical zones of the country met with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A constitutional lawyer and renowned human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to tender an unreserved apology to Nigerians over his claim that the late military dictator, General Sani Abacha did not steal monies belonging to the Nigerian state. He also asked for an immediate and comprehensive probe…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The apex Igbo cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has advised the federal government to disarm the Fulani herdsmen wrecking havoc across the country. The organisation also commended the Federal Government for suspending the Ruga project. In a statement in Enugu, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo President , Chief John Nwodo, through his Special…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After the success of the power of the Permanent Voters Card ( PVC ) Ride, a campaign that took the first private initiative on election awareness campaign to some States, cities and towns within the country, the organiser, Mr. Korede Balogun took a step furthet in recognising and appreciating all those who…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Music diva, Yemi Alade has made history as the first female African artist to hit one million subscribers on video streaming platform, YouTube. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this feat comes months after Alade became the second Nigerian artist to hit hundred million views on YouTube for the song, ‘Johnny’….
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Sonny Echono has approved the release of the admission list of successful candidates into the Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) for the 2019/2020 academic year. Echono made the announcement in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Deputy Director of Press, Mr Ben Goong, in Abuja…
LAGOS JUY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ondo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 95-year-old man, James Salihu for dealing in cannabis sativa popularly known as Indian hemp. Salihu was arrested on Wednesday by NDLEA detectives at Supare Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state. A source in…
