LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Tola Faseru, National President, Cashew Farmers Association of Nigeria, says that exporters of agricultural produce and other goods are losing about 10 billion dollars annually to the Apapa gridlock challenge. Faseru disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. He added that the…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday remanded three Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials in Ogun before a Federal High Court, Lagos, over alleged laundering of N179.8 million. It would be recalled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned the trio of Yemi Akinwonmi, Dickson Atiba…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, on Thursday appeared before the Onitsha Office of the Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (Tax office). Obi was summoned by Mrs Nwakpudolu Juliet, the Chief Tax Officer coordinating GRA Phase 2 Onitsha as a Senior Business Manager. Confirming the visit at the tax office…
The Director General of Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Otunba Gbanga Daniel, has described the former Vice President as the best option for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket. According to the former governor of Ogun state, Atiku Abubakar would make a good president of the country come 2019, considering the kind of qualities and…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mixed reactions from Nigerians have trailed reports of the abduction of the Senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye. Earlier today, Dino was reported to be abducted by unknown persons by Senator Ben Bruce through his twitter handle. He disclosed that unknown persons in a Toyota Sienna blocked Dino’s car and overpowered them…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State have asked the national leadership of the party to rescind its decision on the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the candidate of the party in the September 22 governorship election. The aspirants: Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi; senators Olasunkanmi Akinlabi and Felix…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan, says the members of the National Assembly who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) will return to the party before the general elections in 2019. Senator Lawan disclosed this to reporters on Wednesday night after President Muhammadu Buhari met with the senators on the platform…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi West, as been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the Gwagwalada area of Abuja on Thursday morning. Melaye’s abduction was disclosed by Senator representing Bayelsa East in the National Assembly, Ben Bruce, via his Twitter handle. In a tweet on Thursday, Senator Bruce disclosed that Melaye’s…
