LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour leaders have criticised the federal government for the planned increase of the fee to be paid by Nigerians to secure travelling passports. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) had announced that new e-passports, to be valid for a duration of 10 years will cost…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Adejoh Ojonugwa, a 25-year-old panel beater, has been arrested in Ondo State for stealing underwear belonging to his elder brother’s wife. Ojonugwa was apprehended by officers of Ondo State Police Command after the case was reported. The suspect was nabbed alongside one Prophet Olajide Ogunleye of the Celestial Church of Christ, Ibanujemidopin…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Yakubu Mahmoud, has said that the Commission would investigate possible violation of campaign finance laws by the Federal Government through its Trader0]Moni Scheme. He stated that the electoral agency has a mechanism for tracking campaign finance violations by the candidates and their parties, adding that…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Tension continued to grip Lagos State on Wednesday following the plot by the State House of Assembly to impeach governor Akinwunmi Ambode, with mass protests scheduled for today (Thursday). But the a political organisation under the aegis of Lagos Liberation Movement, haves vowed to resist the action and lose Lagos from the…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate Peter Obi are live in “The Candidates” anchored by journalist, Kadaria Ahmed. Nigerians are reacting to the appearance of Atiku and Obi on “The Candidates” and some have accused the moderator and interview, Kadaria Ahmed, of bias. Read some comments accusing Kadaria Ahmed…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A woman has accused her pastor-husband of impregnating two of his church members, consequently seeking the dissolution of their 18-year marriage. In her petition before a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Grace Adekunle had accused her husband, Pastor Adeyemi Adekunle, of neglect, irresponsibility and abandonment. The claimant, a school teacher, had informed…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo declared that the “self-professed integrity and morality of Buhari are fake.” He spoke at the Island Club 2019 Quarterly Business Lecture held in Lagos. The former President also stated that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGRS)-The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned four major television stations in the country over hate speech. The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), African Independent Television (AIT), Channels TV and Television Continental (TVC) were sanctioned for allowing hate speeches by politicians from both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition…
