LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 14 people were shot dead in an attack on a church in eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday morning, the government said. The identity of the gunmen was not immediately clear and further details on the attack had yet to emerge. Burkinabe armed forces were caring for the wounded and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The abductors of Chief Ibrahim Pada, the traditional ruler of Rubochi community in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory has released him after spending five days in captivity. Pada, who was abducted last Tuesday was released on Saturday after his family reportedly paid a huge ransom. The FCT Commissioner of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-On Wednesday the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) interrogated the Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Ifechukwu Onyema, over the alleged $44.9 million wire deals but released him on administrative bail in deference to his constitutional right of innocence until proven guilty. The Nation reports that Onyema, has been…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President of Nigeria and PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the Buhari administration over its penchant for loans. Not sparing the President his scathing remarks, Mr Abubakar said: “As a businessman, the first lesson one learns in business is to shun taking loans except…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has reviewed its policy on stamp duty charges, levied on electronic payments. This is captured in the new proposed finance bill, presently with the Senate. The new bill ensures that the N50 stamp duty charge will now be levied on electronic payments above N10,000 as against payments above N1,000….
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 15 shops were razed in a fire outbreak at the popular Owode-Onirin Market at Ikorodu area of Lagos state on Sunday Traders mostly, dealing in car spare parts lamented as goods worth millions of naira were destroyed by the fire outbreak. The Director General of the Lagos State Emergency…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has set up a special strike force to deal with miscreants in the state. Already 50 suspected hoodlums believed to be members of the notorious members of ‘One million Boys’ that have been terrorising residents of the state have been arrested. The command has, therefore, warned that…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-David Lyon, governor-elect of Bayelsa state, paid a courtesy visit to T.B. Joshua, founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), on Sunday. Decked in a white attire, Lyon stood before the congregation as Joshua introduced him. While giving him a charge , T.B. Joshua admonished him to meet the expectations…
