LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The trial of Azeez Fashola, popular musician also known as Naira Marley continued on January 27, 2021 with Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos admitting more evidence against him. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting Naira Marley for offence bordering on conspiracy and credit card…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“I was meant to be killed, but my abductors sold me to herdsmen. I saw hell and I don’t wish my enemy such.” Those were the exact words of the Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Mrs Bridget Esene, who was kidnapped on Sunday…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has said 18,360 community policing officers (CPOs) have been screened, vetted, recruited and trained. This was as the Acting Chairman of the National Salaries and Wages Commission (NSWC), Ekpo Nta, said a new salary structure for policemen would soon come into force. Both men spoke…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has tested positive for COVID-19. This was disclosed by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, in a statement issued on Wednesday. He stated, “This follows the test results of most of the Governor’s close aides who also returned positive in the last few weeks. “Though the…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, wants the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other agencies to probe the tenure of the sacked service chiefs for human rights abuses and extra judicial killings. President Buhari had sacked the service chiefs after many Nigerians have agitated for their sack. Fayose took to his…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Hameed Ali, on Tuesday hinted that the proposed slash in duties on vehicles and tractors from 35 to 10 per cent will likely take off next week, as the management was expecting an official communication from the Finance Ministry on it any moment…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tanzania’s President John Magufuli said on Wednesday that no lockdown was planned because God would protect people from COVID-19 while homespun precautions such as steam inhalation were better than vaccines. “Vaccines are not good. If they were, then the white man would have brought vaccines for HIV/AIDS,” he said in a speech…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-When Nigeria’s then-head of state Sani Abacha stole billions of dollars and died before spending his loot, it prompted an international treasure hunt spread over decades. The man hired to get the money back tells the BBC’s Clare Spencer how the search took over his life. In September 1999, Swiss lawyer Enrico…
