LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The news of the arrest of Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director-General of the fake Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) broke on Tuesday few hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his arrest. Adeyemi was smoked out and arrested from his hideout in Osun State by operatives of the Intelligence…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Panic gripped the University of Jos (UNIJOS) community on Tuesday after the beheaded body of a middle-aged man was discovered on farmland within the university environment. The deceased, whose identity had yet to be officially confirmed as of the time of filing this report, was found with his head severed and missing,…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell Companies in Nigeria awarded contracts worth $518 million to indigenous companies last year in a big boost to the development of Nigerian content in oil and gas operations. Similarly, some 123 indigenous companies were engaged across the value chain of Shell businesses in Nigeria in the same period. “The payments…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Half-time at the World Cup final could last up to half an hour thanks to Fifa’s controversial Super Bowl-style interval. The BBC and ITV are bracing themselves for a 30-minute break to accommodate an 11-minute “half-time show” along with their usual 15-minute mid-game analysis. The Laws of the Game prohibit the interval of any…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was little that went France’s way in Spain’s convincing World Cup semifinal win over Les Bleus at AT&T Stadium on Tuesday. But despite being completely outclassed in a 2-0 defeat, France coach Didier Deschamps was furious about the referee. Speaking to reporters after the match, Deschamps — who officially retired as France coach…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)With all due respect to England’s Three Lions and Argentina’s La Albiceleste, to Harry Kane and Lionel Messi preparing for their encounter 24 hours thereafter in Atlanta, the first World Cup semifinal Tuesday between France and Spain was billed the final before the final. The absurd abundance of talent on the field, in…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have resolved to challenge the ruling of the Court of Appeal which yesterday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the state congresses conducted by the David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the party. The ADC and Atiku expressed the…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Von Batten-Montague-York, LC, a US-based lobbying firm, says it is prepared to assist Adeniyi Adeyemi, director-general of the “controversial” presidential foreign intervention promotion council (PFIPC), in seeking asylum and whistleblower protection. Karl Von Batten, founder of the lobbying firm, made the offer in a post on X on Saturday while reacting to reports…