http://ift.tt/2yDsHNg Ian Squire, an optometrist, killed by kidnappers in Delta community LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A British aid worker kidnapped last month in southern Nigeria has been killed, while three other hostages have been freed, says the Foreign Office. Ian Squire, an optometrist, was one of four Britons working for a medical charity in the Niger…
http://ift.tt/2AeJtPf Ekweremadu LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has congratulated the people and Government of Enugu State on the successful conduct of the November 4, 2017 Local Government election in the State, describing it as the best council election in Nigeria’s recent history. Ekweremadu, who commended the State Government…
http://ift.tt/2hdS7K0 LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, has filed a libel suit against the Senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Hamman Misau. Idris is demanding N5 billion as compensation for alleged defamation. The Federal Government, through the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, had earlier preferred criminal charges against…
http://ift.tt/2AjL337 Obasanjo LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has observed that Nigeria’s economy is not booming yet. He made the observation at the 52nd Annual Service of Songs of the 1st ECWA Church, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Obasanjo, who spoke in Yoruba during the church service, urged Nigerians to be patient, adding that…
http://ift.tt/2zgY4Ns LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)– More than 100 pupils from Nigeria’s six geo-political zones have been awarded full-board six-year secondary school scholarships by the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) in the third set of the NNPC/SNEPCo National Cradle-to-Career (NC2C) programme designed to give top quality education to bright but indigent youths. The latest…
http://ift.tt/2AmTURy LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday commissioned three newly acquired executive boats by the state government, with a pledge to fully explore the tourism and economic potentials of the waterways in the state for the overall benefits of the people. Speaking at the unveiling of the boats held at Caverton…
http://ift.tt/2Am9BbY LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has congratulated the people of Enugu State for heeding its call to boycott the Local Government Election held on Saturday November 4 2017. IPOB in a statement by its Spokesperson, Emma Powerful, said with near total boycott of voting in all key wards of the…
http://ift.tt/2j3PgUv Godwin Obaseki LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As part of investment potential in tourism to be unveiled at the forthcoming Alaghodaro Investment summit, the Edo State Government has revealed plans to excavate the historic Benin Moat, which is the world’s longest manmade earthwork, as well as, develop more than 58 other tourist sites in the state…