LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Facts have emerged regarding the arrest of the first suspect in Wednesday evening’s failed assassination attempt on former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, during a youth meeting held at his hometown, Isuofia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. This is even as the Anambra State Police…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has extended the deadline for linkage of Sim cards with National Identification Number (NIN) to May 6, 2021. This was disclosed at the meeting of the Ministerial Task Force on the NIN-SIM data linkage. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Egypt could be lining up a $1bn claim in damages after the 20,388 teu Ever Given giant container vessel caused a headline grabbing traffic jam in the Suez Canal for almost a week. Ossama Rabei, the head of Suez Canal Authority, told Egypt’s Sada ElBalad news channel he estimates the $1bn figure…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)- The missing Alpha jet of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been found at a crash site in Abba-Jille in Konduga LGA of Borno State. According to PMNews, the location of the crash is approx 30Kms outskirt from the city of Maiduguri. However, The fate of the pilot and co-pilot remains…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged politician and media owner, Raymond Dokpesi and his firm, Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited, of the charges of money laundering breach of Procurement Act in relation to disbursement of the N2.1billion meant for arms purchase while Col Sambo Dasuki was the National Security…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Nigerian beauty queen and doctoral student in Philadelphia has been shot dead while sitting in her car in front of her family’s home, and now her parents are hiding out of fear for their lives. Najeebat Sule, 24, known to her loved ones as Najee, was killed shortly before 6pm…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has described as “widespread and pervasive” the manifestation of corruption under President Muhammadu Buhari. The U.S. in its 2020 annual report on human rights said Mr Buhari’s government has failed to take action to stem widespread looting using existing laws that criminalise theft in public service. “Although the law…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Cross River State Governor , Senator Ben Ayade has today, March 31st 2021 fired one of his media aides, Ursula Agbor (Special Assistant Media)Over issues surrounding misconduct and other unethical practices. The announcement which was made by the Senior Special Assistant to the State Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Christian…
