LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-International legal and finance expert, Dr Adesegun Akin-Olugbade, has been appointed as a member of the World Trade Board, becoming the first African member of the organization. The Nigerian joins 20 other global trade and finance leaders on the board. According to the Chairman of World Trade Board, Simon Paris, the appointment…
By Amos Odeh LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Local Government election is expected to hold today Saturday in the Eight Local Government Council area of the state. According to the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission led by its Chairman, Chief Remember Ogbe announced that about 44 political parties would be participating in the election including the…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Beninese cook identified as Samuel Tchiki has been arrested alongside his compatriots for stealing a politician’s $22,000 in Abuja. The suspects stole the safe the money was kept, vandalised it before embarking on a shopping spree with the money. Other suspects arrested for the theft include Francis Kpohouede, George Akinto, Donald…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGRS)-An Indian national, Lokesh Parwani, who allegedly attempted suicide by swallowing rat poison after he was arrested for an alleged N116 million fraud, Thursday appeared at an Igbosere Chief Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, The Nation reports. The Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (Force CIID), Annex, Alagbon-Ikoyi, Lagos arraigned Parwani, the Personnel Manager…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on Thursday expressed concern over the order for the detention of Mr. Omoyele Sowore, the Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), for 45 days. The Department of State Security (DSS) had secured the order from a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja about six days…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump threatened undefined retaliation Friday against countries and organizations that issue travel warnings on the United States because of gun violence. “If they did that, we’d just reciprocate,” Trump said during a wide-ranging impromptu gaggle with reporters at the White House, en route to fundraisers in New York. He added:…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Congolese government has ejected the Nigerian Ambassador, Ibim Nkem Charles, and other diplomats in the country from their office. A viral video circulating on social media showed the Nigerian embassy building in Congo being locked up by the Congolese government. In the video, properties belonging to the Nigerian Embassy were thrown…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a money laundering charge against Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, lawyer to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. It accused him of laundering $2million ahead of this year’s general elections in which Atiku, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, contested against President Muhammadu Buhari. EFCC said the lawyer…
