LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has filed a suit to challenge the extension of the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu by President Muhammadu Buhari. The suit was filed against Buhari, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Police Service Commission, and Adamu. “The NBA’s position in the Suit is…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I felt so pity for him, so I decided to drop from the vehicle to meet him, I greeted him and try to know the direction he was going to. He discloses that he is walking towards a street which was still distanced from his current location. I was really touched, I…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Tuesday evening, James Chijindu went to a mall in Lagos to grab a meal and groceries. When it came time to pay, his Guaranty Trust Bank and First Bank debit cards were unresponsive. So he called a GTBank helpline and the message was clear; Chijindu’s account was closed in accordance with…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed joy at the consecration of the Bishop-elect of Mbamili Diocese, Anglican Communion, Rt Rev Obiorah Uzochukwu, at All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha. The event, which was presided over by the Primate of Nigeria, Anglican…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected Fulani herdsmen, on Thursday, attacked Owode-Ketu and Ijoun villages in the Yewa-North Local Government Area of Ogun State and reportedly killed two persons. Our correspondent gathered that the victims, Isiaka Apesin and Oguntosin Adebayo, were killed on their way to their farms by the herdsmen, who laid an ambush for them….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-China’s broadcasting regulator has banned the BBC World Service from airing there, according to a report in Chinese state media. The news follows a move by Britain’s communications regulator last week to strip the state-run China global television network of its broadcast license in the U.K. According to the state news agency…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Travelers, especially commercial bus drivers plying the Benin-Agbor and Benin-Auchi roads have expressed fears over the activities of kidnappers and bandits who have taken over the Benin bypass and adjourning roads. Last week, gunmen abducted a man conveying a corpse for burial from Lagos to Enugu. During the attack at Ahor, along…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twin explosions suspected to be dynamites have unsettled the secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that the dynamite was detonated in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) parked in front of the secretariat located along Aba Road. The explosion, which occurred at about 3pm…
