LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday advised Nigerian youths to postpone their presidential ambitions till after 2019. Buhari, who has declared his interest in seeking re-election during the 2019 elections, gave the advice shortly after signing Not-Too-Young-to-Run Bill into law at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He described the bill as a landmark law,…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Uya Oro youths in Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, on Thursday, set a Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, vehicle ablaze over the death of a cyclist and his two passengers. Trouble started when officers of the Nigeria Customs Service chased after a vehicle that was conveying three bags of rice…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye hascalled on President Muhammadu Buhari to apologise to members of NationalAssembly over his alleged derogatory statement on the lawmakers. The President had penultimate Tuesday attacked the National Assembly members at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while receiving members of the Buhari Support Organisation…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed has lost one of his wives and driver in an auto crash. The wife, identified as Mrs Hadiza Mahmud Mohammed and the driver, Abdulrauf Salami died on the spot in the Accident that occurred while they were travelling along Abuja –…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Six Governors under the auspices of the South South Governors Forum have resolved to unanimously work with like minds to ensure that the country is restructured, returned to true federalism with powers devolved from the Centre to the federating units. The Governors said for Nigeria to be stable, peaceful and prosperous, it…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A sit-at-home protest by Biafran separatists shut down several cities in southeast Nigeria on Wednesday. The Indigeneous People Of Biafra and Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra called for the protest on the anniversary of the day the Biafra Republic declared secession from Nigeria in 1967. Streets were empty…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NESRANGERS)-The United States Consul General to Nigeria, Mr. John Bray says he is impressed with the industrialisation drive of the Cross River Governor, Prof Ben Ayade within his three years in office. Bray stated this in Calabar on Wednesday shortly after being conducted round several industries built by the Ayade-led administration in…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade has described as shocking and devastating the sad news of the death of Honorable Steven Ukpukpen, the lawmaker representing Obudu State Constituency in House of Assembly. Governor Ayade, in statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita said the sudden passing of Ukpukpen has…