LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Criminal Court (ICC) has elected Nigeria’s Mr. Chile Eboe-Osuji as the President. The term will run for three years – 2018 to 2021. This was announced in a statement on Sunday by the Head, Public Affairs Unit, Mr. Fadi El Abdallah, who said the three-year term is with immediate effect….
Muhammadu Buhari,Shehu Garba, LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari did not promise an absolute crime-free Nigeria while campaigning for the presidency in 2015. Shehu stated this on Sunday while reacting to criticism triggered by the death of several persons from the herdsmen-farmers crisis…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has blamed the President Muhammadu Buhari administration for the abduction of the 110 Yobe schoolgirls. He said the APC government failed to protect the schoolgirls from danger. On February 19, 2018, the Boko Haram terrorists abducted the girls from their hostel in Dapchi, Yobe State. Atiku said…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-About 53 policemen serving in the Presidential Villa, Abuja have protested over their unpaid Risk Caution Allowances since 2015, when they were posted to the Presidency. This was contained in a petition that the policemen filed to President Muhammadu Buhari and obtained Punch. The petition titled, “President Muhammadu Buhari’s mobile policemen plead…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said the United Kingdom has paid Nigeria the sum of $70m recovered from the Malabu oil controversial deal. The $70m leaves an outstanding of $15m of the $85m which the AGF announced in October last year as…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In one of the biggest hauls of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in recent times, a Nigerian man was nabbed with 1.2 kg heroin at Vadodara railway station on Wednesday in India. According to TimesofIndia, Madubueze Nonso Charles, 38, was arrested around 3.30 am. “When we searched his luggage, we found three concealed…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian student, identified as Hillary, was killed by a rival cult group during an election, last night, 9th of March 2018, at Chattarpur, New Delhi, India. According to reports, the clash was between Maphite and Black Axe cult groups. Trouble started during the All India Nigerian Students and Community Association (AINSCA)…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group has called on the governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal, to declare his stand on President Muhammadu Buhari’s ambition to run for 2019 presidency. The group, under the auspices of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adalci Buhari Saka said Tambuwal must declare whether he is with President Buhari or not,…