LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-As the enforcement on the ban on commercial motorcycles in six local government areas of Lagos State and their local councils begins today, the Lagos State Government, yesterday, inaugurated Anti-Okada Squad to enforce the ban. No fewer than 600 recruited members of the squad attended the orientation exercise at the Adeyemi Bero…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits killed tens of local vigilantes in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state on Monday evening after stealing cattle, two security sources and a local official said on Tuesday. Armed gangs, known as bandits, are rife across Nigeria’s northwest where they rob or kidnap for ransom, including from schools. Thousands of people have been…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday asked state governors from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party to support him in choosing a successor who would stand for election in a presidential contest in February 2023. Nigerians will go to the polls to choose a new president as Buhari will step down…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Movement for Election of Nigeria President of Igbo Extraction has extolled former Anambra Governor, Mr Peter Obi, on his election as the Presidential Candidate for Labour Party for 2023 presidential election. National Convener of the group, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, made the commendation in Enugu while speaking with the News Agency of…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen invaded the premises of Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), Awada, Onitsha station on Sunday, and brutalised some staff members who were on night duty. An eyewitness said the gunmen burnt a building, a company bus and another vehicle parked on the premises. While noting that no life was lost in the attack,…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-I thank Nigerians; especially members of the Labour Party who have gathered here since yesterday to partake in the primaries to choose the person that will fly Labour flag in the forthcoming National election to choose the President of Nigeria. History beckons. Nigerians remain hopeful for a national rebirth, which implies returning…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The scope of the ongoing probe of the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reached N170billion. Idris, who was battling for bail last night, has opened up on some top government officials allegedly involved in some transactions. The EFCC has grilled a…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan is not on the list of presidential hopefuls expected to be screened by the All Progressives Congress (APC). In April 2022, after supporters besieged his Abuja residence to ask him to contest the 2023 presidential election, Jonathan had not given a definite response. “You are calling me to…
