LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Magnus Ngei Abe has described the ruling of the Supreme Court in favour of Ibrahim Umar and other APC chieftains, who were aggrieved by their exclusion during the Party Congresses in Rivers State as a stunning victory for Democracy, Justice and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The joy of the All Progressives Congress (APC), members and contestants to the decision of the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, has been cut short, with the Supreme Court, on Friday, upholding that decision of the lower courts barring the party from fielding candidates. Only on Thursday, the party, particularly,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSANGERS)-The Federal Government has said the controversial dichotomy in the placement of HND and Degree holders in the federal civil service cadres has not been abolished. This is despite wide held belief that the dichotomy has been abolished and the holders of the two certificates would henceforth enjoy same privileges. The Head…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday suspended its three-month strike following an agreement it reached with the Federal Government. It, however, warned that “this is a suspension, not an outright call-off. If government reneges on our memorandum of agreement, we will embark on another industrial action with full force.” According…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The native doctor and his apprentices alleged to have incited irate young men who stripped a lady naked and inserted pepper inside her private part for allegedly stealing a mobile phone flee as Edo State Police command arrested some of the culprits. According to report, the yet-to-be-identified lady was completely stripped naked…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Traders in Anambra State spontaneously closed their shops today to catch the glimpse of Mr. Peter Obi on hearing that he was around. Mr. Peter Obi, the Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP had paid unscheduled visit to some markets in the state. Markets visited included Building Material market at Ogidi; New…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the February 16 elections, the Police Service Commission has approved the redeployment of 37 Commissioners of Police for the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had recommended the redeployment of the affected officers to the PSC shortly after…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A,’ Nigeria Customs Service, said it intercepted bales of uniforms, tear gas canisters and other paraphernalia of the Nigeria Police Force. The command revealed that the uniforms that were intercepted along Lagos road were concealed in a Toyota Sienna space bus…
