LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has sacked Mohammed Bello-Koko as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority. No reason was given for the sack. The president has also appointed Abubakar Dantsoho as the new NPA Managing Director. The new helmsman was announced by presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale in a Friday statement. The Nigerian…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Spain will have an extra Barcelona player in their ranks for the Euro 2024 final with Gavi flying out to Berlin. La Roja are preparing for their first European final since winning Euro 2012 with England on the horizon for Luis de la Fuente’s team. Ahead of the final, de la Fuente…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-At least 15 dead bodies of victims of Saint Academy school building collapse in Jos, Plateau State have been deposited at three mortuaries in Jos, while 77 persons are receiving treatment at various hospitals across the state capital. New Telegraph reports that some parents who have not seen their children have rushed…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Rescuers are searching for more than 60 missing people in Nepal after a massive landslide swept two buses into a river. Some spoke of their terrifying ordeal, with one saying he was “thrown out of the window of the bus into the river”. Only three people appeared to have survived the accident,…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWRNAGERS) The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Nigeria’s 36 governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nyesom Wike, to immediately account for and return the local government funds which they have collected over the years in seven days or face legal action. SERAP’s call is…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 28-year-old man, yesterday, narrated how he convinced his wife to sell their two-year-old baby to raise money for him to travel out of the country. The father of one, a labourer, identified as Uchenna Eziekwe and his wife, Chineye (22), were arrested while enquiring how to sell their baby boy at…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture has significantly expanded its educational initiatives by inducting 27 Nigerian academics and research interns. This year’s programme, a 35% increase from the previous year, welcomed eight professors, four senior lecturers, and 15 other participants. Held at the company’s headquarters in Port…
By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-As we feel the rush of the Supreme court declaration of Local Government financial autonomy, I must say it is not yet uhuru as there are lot of work to be done to enable our local governments optimally perform for the benefit of our people at the…
