LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All is set for Nigerian Maritime Journalists (NMJ) award to be conferred on the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, as the “Iconic Maritime Personality of the Year 2024”. The need for the Nigerian maritime media practitioners to honour the CGC is a unanimous decision by all…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a clear message of zero tolerance for cash flow disruptions, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sanctioned Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) for failing to make Naira notes available through automated teller machines (ATMs), during the yuletide season. Each bank was fined ₦150 million for non-compliance, in line with the CBN’s…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The DG/CEO of NIMC, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, was conferred with an honourary doctorate by the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. Statement signed by Head, Corporate Communications Unit of NMC Kayode Adegoke (PhD) made available to NewsRangers disclosed that Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote received the honourary doctoral at the…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division has dismissed Ambassador Lilian Onoh’s defamatory suit against Sahara Reporters Media group, INC., Sahara Reporters, INC., and Comrade Omoyele Sowore for lack of subject- matter jurisdiction. Judge Jane J. Boyle granted the Defendants’ motion to dismiss and subsequently dismissed Onoh’s complaint…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos Arabic teacher who is also a cleric, Oladosu Sakiru,has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for attempted sexual assault on a 13-year-old student. Sakiru was jailed by Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court after he was found guilty on an amended two-count charge of attempted sexual assault by penetration,…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The legal battle between Femi Otedola’s First Bank and Nduka Obaigbena’s General Hydrocarbons Limited has intensified. In the latest development, the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has granted an order to arrest and detain the crude oil cargo on board the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Vessel Tamara Tokoni. Personnel of…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some vulnerable FCT residents including the scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, have filed a suit against the minister, Nyesom Wike, demanding N500 million in damages over alleged breach of their fundamental rights. A legal practitioner, Abba Hikima, filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1749/3024 before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An actress known for her roles in Blues Brothers, Lady Sings the Blues, and The 10 Commandments, Dalyce Curry has tragically passed away at the age of 95. Her remains were discovered after her home in Altadena was destroyed in a wildfire, according to TMZ. The devastating incident occurred as the Eaton…
