LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate committee on privatisation has said the chamber is not aware of any planned agreement by the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) to sell or concession some national properties to help fund the 2021 budget. Chairman of the committee, Theodore Orji, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday. He also complained that…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians on micro-bloging site, Twitter now believe the coast is clear for the United States to endorse former Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, as Director General of the World Trade Organisation after she was conferred winner of the 2020 International Service Award of the World Affairs Councils of America. Iweala, who…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some motorcycle riders, popularly known as okada, in the Ikeja area of Lagos have resisted a raid by members of the state police task force. A video shared by a Twitter user showed policemen on the run at Ikeja Along while a group of okada riders moved towards them. It was gathered…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the revocation of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT)’s bail. Okon Abang, the judge, who gave the order in a ruling, also issued a bench warrant for Mr Maina’s arrest “anywhere he is sighted.” The EFCC’s lawyer, Mohammed Abubakar, while…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court has affirmed the victory of Governor Douye Diri and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. The Apex Court in a unanimous judgement by a seven-man panel headed by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta dismissed the six appeals filed against the governor and his deputy. The court ruled that Douye Diri is the duly…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An illness with symptoms such as headache, red eyes, loss of appetite, inability to urinate or defecate and convulsion has resulted in the death of 50 persons Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State. Victims’ ages were between 25 and 40 years, reports said. While the state government still grapples with what…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This story contains graphic imagery of injury and death. The full names of some interviewees and the identities of others have been withheld for their safety. Sometime after midnight on October 21, Elisha Sunday Ibanga answered a phone call from his older brother’s number. The person on the other end of the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump’s fervent campaigning to undermine mail-in voting may have ultimately cost him victory in the crucial swing state of Georgia, its Republican secretary of state has said. While the state is undergoing a recount, Joe Biden leads Georgia by around 13,000 votes, meaning he is poised to become the first Democrat…
