LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A judge of Akwa Ibom State High Court, Justice Okon Okon, escaped death today as kidnappers from Rivers State attacked him in the Court premises in Uyo, threatening to kill him for sentencing them to death. Immediately after the Presiding Judge pronounced the death sentence, the condemned criminals rained abuses on him…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa State Government is set to hold the first summit on Infant and maternal mortality in Yenagoa on Tuesday. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said in a statement on Monday that the Governor of the state, Henry Seriake Dickson in company of his wife Dr. (Mrs). Rachael…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of the Nigeria police School in Bayelsa state has expressed lamentation over the infrastructures decay which is adversely affecting the school conducive learning environment and called on the authorities concerned to come to their aids. The Head Teacher , Nwosu Peter Chigozie stated this in his address…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Tola Faseru, National President, Cashew Farmers Association of Nigeria, says that exporters of agricultural produce and other goods are losing about 10 billion dollars annually to the Apapa gridlock challenge. Faseru disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. He added that the…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday remanded three Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials in Ogun before a Federal High Court, Lagos, over alleged laundering of N179.8 million. It would be recalled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned the trio of Yemi Akinwonmi, Dickson Atiba…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, on Thursday appeared before the Onitsha Office of the Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (Tax office). Obi was summoned by Mrs Nwakpudolu Juliet, the Chief Tax Officer coordinating GRA Phase 2 Onitsha as a Senior Business Manager. Confirming the visit at the tax office…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mixed reactions from Nigerians have trailed reports of the abduction of the Senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye. Earlier today, Dino was reported to be abducted by unknown persons by Senator Ben Bruce through his twitter handle. He disclosed that unknown persons in a Toyota Sienna blocked Dino’s car and overpowered them…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State have asked the national leadership of the party to rescind its decision on the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the candidate of the party in the September 22 governorship election. The aspirants: Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi; senators Olasunkanmi Akinlabi and Felix…