LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of Nigeria Association of Social Workers on Tuesday staged a sensitization march on the streets of Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital to educate the masses on how to end violence against women and children in the state. Members of the group, who moved from Yenagoa-Mbiama road to the government house gate and…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force today served 7 days ‘Removal Notice to all illegal structures/commercial activities along Badagry Expressway. The Chairman of the Agency, CSP. Ola Yinka Egbeyemi while addressing owners of these illegal structures/traders at different spots warned them to immediately vacate all road setbacks and walkways within…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has asked the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, to shut down the Edo State House of Assembly. This followed the adoption of a report of the House ad-hoc committee set up to investigate the crisis…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zimbabwean Government, on Wednesday, summoned the British envoy over an assault on Foreign Minister, Sibusiso Busi Moyo, and his delegation in London, state-run media reported. The Herald newspaper added that the government had also called for the attackers, who appeared to be predominantly Zimbabwean. It added that the attackers be prosecuted…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate Ad hoc committee which is investigating the alleged misconduct of Senator Elisha Abbo has said that the victim slapped by the lawmaker in a viral video did not honour its invitation. The Chairman of the panel, Senator Sam Egwu, who stated this at plenary on Wednesday, said all efforts to…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday said it had become obvious that the problems confronting Nigeria were beyond President Muhammadu Buhari. Soyinka spoke when he played host to some students who paid him a visit on his 85th birthday. The literary icon said while state governments differ in failure rates, “central government…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday said those criticizing his administration over “isolated” cases of insecurity are not patriotic. “Those who politicize the isolated incidents of insecurity are not patriotic Nigerians. I am confident that this administration uses all the resources at its disposal to protect the lives of all Nigerians and not just…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A total of 40 officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service were among the 552 students of the Confucius Institute of the University of Lagos, who were awarded certificates for proficiency in Chinese Language on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the officers had undergone the course alongside 24…
