LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the decision he took on June 12, saying that the primary lesson inherent in that move is that no time is long or overdue to rectify wrongs and mistakes of yesterday. Obi made the commendation on Monday while…
LAGOSJUNE 12TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Federal Government has declared June 15 and 18 as public holiday to celebrate the 2018 Eid-El-Fitr. The Minister of Interior, retired Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Monday in Abuja on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued by Dr. M. Umar, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry….
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Officials of the Edo State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency [NDLEA] have foiled an attempt to smuggle cannabis on one of the buses of Edo City Transport Service. A 40-year-old graduate of Political Science and suspected member of a notorious cannabis smuggling cartel was also apprehended by the Agency….
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has expressed fear that the Independent National Electoral Commission may not deliver free and fair elections in 2019. It noted that “the bug of nepotism and sectionalism that this administration is renowned for has also eaten up the leadership of the commission.” The forum demanded…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four persons for the alleged murder of their friend for money making rituals. The suspects are presently facing interrogation at that homicide section of the State Criminal and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos. One of the suspects, Daniel said, ”We are from Chibok in…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Imohimi Edgal has ordered the Marine Police, Rapid Response Squad, Anti-Terrorism Unit, and the three divisional police stations which fall under Third Bridge to fish out the body of a lady alleged to have jumped into Lagos lagoon yesterday. It was reported that a yet to…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barring any last minute hitch, the coalition forces which intend to take over power from the All Progressives Congress (APC), and President Muhammadu Buhari, will take another giant step on Tuesday, June 12, as they will announce the platform of the political party on which to contest the 2019 elections. Before then,…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed hoodlums suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Sunday evening kidnapped a Methodist Presbyter in Osun State, Very Rev Kayode Akande, and two other church leaders along the Iwo-Osogbo Road. One of the clerics in the church confirmed that Akande; one Mr. Bankole, who is an engineer and one of the leaders…