LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Inspector of General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, was booed in Lagos during his visit to the state on Wednesday. He was booed by Lagos residents around Oshodi-Anthony Expressway while en route to an event, FIJ reports. Alkali’s mission in the state is not clear but the state police public relations…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Lagos Sector Command on Monday decried recent trend by VIPs, motorists of replacing their number plates with pet names. The Lagos Sector Commander Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide said in a statement in Lagos that number plate has security features that should not be tampered with under…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rev. Chris Okotie, Shepherd Superintendent of Household of God Church, Oregun, Lagos, has been flayed with words over his comment on the demise of Pastor Temitope Joshua of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN). Okotie on Tuesday called the departed televangelist a “wizard”, tagging his death as divine judgment. He also mocked…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives Committee on Finance, yesterday, heard of how a contractor, whose name was not disclosed, erroneously transferred N1 billion to the account of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) An Assistant Controller General (ACG) in the organisation, Ahmed Magaji, made the disclosure when he appeared before the panel to explain…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States of America has again urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to rethink and rescind the Twitter ban in Nigeria. This message was conveyed by a top American official and senior diplomat, who is the current administrator of the US Agency for International Development, Samantha Power. Power, in…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria plans to borrow 722.53 billion naira ($1.76 billion) from capital markets for additional security spending, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said on Wednesday. As part of Nigeria’s security spending, the World Bank also agreed to allow the government to restructure existing loans of 39.58 billion naira to supplement the funds, she told…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has made good on his promise to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Officials in the Central American country’s congress voted to accept the cryptocurrency by a majority of 62 out of 84 votes, reports CNBC. In a worldwide first, El Salvador will accept Bitcoin as legal tender…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A novel, Ifewumi, The Travails of Inulayewa, written by the scion of foremost Yoruba novelist, D.O. Fagunwa, was launched at the University of Lagos, June 8. Written by Dipo Fagunwa, son of the legendary Yoruba novelist, Ifewumi is a narrative follow-up of Aditu Olodumare, the 1961 novel written in Yoruba language by…
