LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has said that Ondo State is ready to tap into the estimated $145bn medical marijuana market. He warned that since Ondo is “the hotbed of cannabis cultivation,” the state would be short-changing itself if it doesn’t tap into the “legal marijuana market” whose estimated value has been projected to…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has warned Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) that it will be putting national security under threat should it go ahead with its threat to demolish no fewer than 7,000 masts across the country. It was alleged that Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has threatened…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, has fixed May 22 to hear an application seeking an order to restrain Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) or any other Justice from swearing-in Muhammadu Buhari as president on May 29. Chief Ambrose Owuru, Candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) and his party, who…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States embassy in Nigeria has suspended drop box service or interview waiver for those renewing visas in the country. In a statement made available to NewsRangers by United States Embassy Press In Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday said the interview waiver suspension will take effect from Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leah Sharibu, celebrates her 16th birthday on Tuesday in a state of despair. She has been held captive by the Boko Haram for over 400 days as she refused to denounce her Christian faith. The insurgents refused to set her free when her mates were released. Sharibu was abducted on February 19,…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the immediate release of a commercial bus driver, Jones Ofori, who was detained for alleged robbery without trial since 2013. The court also ordered the police to pay him damages in the sum of N10m for his unlawful detention. Justice Muslim Hassan, who…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWRANGERS)-The ongoing Assa North/Ohaji South gas development project in Imo State, southeast Nigeria will produce 600 million standard cubic feet of gas per day, energy equivalent of about 2400 Megawatts which is enough to provide uninterrupted electricity to about 2.4 million homes, Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan, on Sunday, survived a car accident that destroyed the bumper of his vehicle Bamigbetan on his Facebook page shared photos of the accident. He also narrated how the accident happened. He said, “His mercy endures forever. The driver drove into an armoured…
