LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits on Tuesday evening blocked the Ajebo axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and kidnapped three persons. The Chief Medical Director of the Lafia Hospital, Apata, Ibadan, Oyo State, Dr. Oladipupo Sule, in an interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday said his son, Kayode and two members of staff of the hospital were…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edo State Commissioner of Police, Danmallam Muhammed, has moved into the Ovia forest with a team of joint security comprising army, police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps to fish out the alleged Fulani herdsmen said to be using the forest as their kidnapping abode. As at yesterday evening, the herdsmen/kidnappers were…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued operating licence to three new banks to operate in the country. The new banks are Titan Trust Bank Limited, TAJ Bank Limited and Globus Bank Limited. According to the apex bank, Titan Trust and Globus Bank will operate as commercial lenders while TAJ Bank…
By Esin Suji LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One of the saddest and indeed alarming commentaries about the management of public affairs in Nigeria is the recurring decimal of failed leadership since the formal attainment of political independence in 1960. While the country has had all manner of administrations at the local, sub-national and federal levels over…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sequel to reports of topnotch nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson indicating interest to vie for the governorship of Kogi state, she has reportedly purchased expression of interest and nomination forms awaiting screening. Reliable sources within the kogi state chapter of the APC disclosed to focus naija that the Mercy Johnson, who until now…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Group under the aegis of Malcolm Omirhobo Foundation has stated that the new Chief Justice Of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Ibrahim Muhammadu Tanko and Nigeria Judiciary Commission (NJC) are qualified and competent fight corruption in Nigeria judiciary. The Foundation warned that Justice Tanko should not be allowed to use the word corruption to…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A plot for another round of protest by supporters of the El-Zakzakky led Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), on Tuesday was nipped in the bud by men of the Nigerian Police. 12 members of the sect were apprehended according to a statement issued by FCT Police Command spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah. According…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award to an anonymous overseas foreign national of half a million dollars. The SEC has reported that more than $2 billion in monetary sanctions from recent actions brought by whistleblowers, according to Tuesday’s press release, and the Commission has paid over $300…
