LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Tension is rising among the top hierarchy of the Nigerian military as fears continue to spread of an imminent rebellion among the rank and file, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondents, who spoke to four senior officers, including a Major General, learnt that many of the soldiers, especially those at the warfront,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress, who fail to withdraw their court cases instituted against the national leadership of the party over the outcome of the party’s primaries, may be expelled. The National Working Committee of the party may have thus ignored President Muhammadu Buhari’s stand on the festering crisis….
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Chancellor to enforce “No Work no pay” policy In a reaction to the memo, the Chairman of University of Ibadan chapter of ASUU, Deji Omole, described the federal government as shameless for owing lecturers seven years of unpaid, earned academic allowances. He said despite the debt, the government still wants lecturers to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-All Progressives Congress National Stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described the late Dr. Fredrick Fasehun who died in the early hours of Saturday as a renowned pro-democracy and good governance activist, committed democrat, tested political player and Yoruba nationalist who left behind fine legacies. He charged the Fasehun family and other associates…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Following his humiliating defeat at the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for a second term in office, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has virtually abandoned Lagos with refuse littering major streets and highways. PMNEWS survey around Lagos reveals a dirty state with heaps of refuse on street corners,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Several high-profile figures in Nigeria, including a former government minister, have claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari has died and been replaced by a lookalike from Sudan. Tweets, Facebook posts and YouTube videos repeating claims that the leader of Africa’s most populous nation is an imposter called “Jubril” have been shared and viewed…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has directed the vice chancellors of public universities and inter-varsity centres to enforce no-work-no-pay rule on the lecturers who are on strike. The directive was communicated to universities in a memo by the National Universities Commission to univercities’ VCs. The memo, which was signed by the Director, Research, Information…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, has died at age 94. His death was announced by his family Friday night. The president’s health had been in decline in recent months. “George Herbert Walker Bush, World War II naval aviator, Texas oil pioneer, and 41st President of the…
