LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman, has denied having a romantic relationship with the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, saying no such affair helped her clinch the NPA top job. Ms Usman, chief of staff to Mr El-Rufai from 2015 to 2016, spoke on the subject while appearing…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained Premier Lotto Ltd and 22 other lottery outfits in Nigeria from operating and using Ghana Games lottery products. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke also restrained the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) from revoking Western Lotto Ltd’s lottery licence or taking any step to prevent it from…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has reacted to the $7m reward the US Department of State recently announced for anyone with credible information that will lead to his arrest. The Department of State made the announcement on March 4th. Media personality @Bassim_AMG who covers reports on Terrorism, shared a video of the sect leader…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The elders of Kano State under the auspices of Advocates for a United Kano have condemned the dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, vowing to challenge what it described as the brazen acts of illegality perpetrated by the government of the state. Recall that…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Floyd Mayweather has got Newcastle fans hooked after revealing that he would be interested in buying the club. The boxing superstar was at the O2 City Hall in Tyneside on Saturday night as part of his “An evening with” tour. Moderator Steve Wraith said, “the last time you were in Newcastle it…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Esther Akpan, age 29, has been arrested by the Lagos State command of the Nigeria Police. Mrs. Akpan who teaches at God’s Grace And Mercy Private School, Lagos, was arrested for being in the habit of stealing and eating the pupils’ meal while the kids starve. The unfortunate…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari Monday responded to the drastic crash of crude oil in the international markets by constituting a presidential committee to review the 2020 budget and the oil benchmark and recommend realistic options that will make the document significantly implementable. The Nigerian blend, Bonny Light closed at $46.33 Monday from about…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Security operatives have unsealed the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and allowed the Deputy National Secretary of the party, Mr. Victor Giadom, who is the highest ranking official, effectively take control of affairs of the party. Security operatives had a list containing names of party officials, staffers and…
