LAGOS MARCH 19TH NEWSRANGERS)-The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) has denied allegations of environmental mismanagement in the Niger Delta levelled against it at the weekend by Amnesty International, reiterating its commitment to swift response to oil spill incidents as much as access and security conditions permit teams to mobilise and deploy to…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is no hope for Nigeria unless the country first gets its politics right. This is the verdict of former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi. Speaking with newsmen on Friday in Abuja after his presentation at a workshop on “Religious Freedom, Interfaith Relations & Civil Society in Africa” jointly organised…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command, on Sunday warned some protesters planning to block Third Mainland Bridge and other critical public infrastructure in Lagos over the new Land Use Charge (LUC) of the State Government to follow due process. The Police said any attempt to breach public peace will be met with stiff…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The question remains unanswered, with the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, yesterday explaining why President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to speak on his political future. According to Adesina, Buhari’s stand is to prevent opponents from sabotaging the country. If the President speaks too early about his…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A key investigator of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abubakar Aliyu Madaki has petitioned Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris over the arrest and prosecution of cousins on alleged trumped-up charges by the Nasarawa Police Command. He alleged that his cousins were allegedly framed up because a businessman was arrested…
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A member of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Rita Orji has lamented that the absence of sporting facilities was partly responsible for the rise in drug abuse, cultism, thuggery, and other violent criminal activities. Orji, who is representing Ajeromi/Ifelodun Federal Constituency of Lagos State, maintained that the youths would be engaged in…
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people were reported to have been injured as the convoy of Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki was yesterday involved in an accident along the Benin-Lagos Express Road. NewsRangers learnt that no life was lost in the accident which occurred in front of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). When our…
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has dismissed a report by Sahara Reporters quoting him as saying that Nigerians have lost trust in the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Mr. Obi, in a statement on Friday evening by his Media Office, said that he was quoted out of context. The former Governor…