LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the members of the House of Representatives Committee on National Population held a retreat themed Identity Management and Legislative Oversight to seek areas of collaboration towards the achievement of the Commission’s mandate and foster a harmonious working relationship. Speaking at the retreat, the NIMC Director…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has explained why the Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to local governments would not make any difference. Sowore said the judgement would remain ineffective if state governors continue to control the state electoral machinery. He noted that if state…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has sacked Mohammed Bello-Koko as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority. No reason was given for the sack. The president has also appointed Abubakar Dantsoho as the new NPA Managing Director. The new helmsman was announced by presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale in a Friday statement. The Nigerian…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Spain will have an extra Barcelona player in their ranks for the Euro 2024 final with Gavi flying out to Berlin. La Roja are preparing for their first European final since winning Euro 2012 with England on the horizon for Luis de la Fuente’s team. Ahead of the final, de la Fuente…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-At least 15 dead bodies of victims of Saint Academy school building collapse in Jos, Plateau State have been deposited at three mortuaries in Jos, while 77 persons are receiving treatment at various hospitals across the state capital. New Telegraph reports that some parents who have not seen their children have rushed…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Rescuers are searching for more than 60 missing people in Nepal after a massive landslide swept two buses into a river. Some spoke of their terrifying ordeal, with one saying he was “thrown out of the window of the bus into the river”. Only three people appeared to have survived the accident,…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWRNAGERS) The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Nigeria’s 36 governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nyesom Wike, to immediately account for and return the local government funds which they have collected over the years in seven days or face legal action. SERAP’s call is…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 28-year-old man, yesterday, narrated how he convinced his wife to sell their two-year-old baby to raise money for him to travel out of the country. The father of one, a labourer, identified as Uchenna Eziekwe and his wife, Chineye (22), were arrested while enquiring how to sell their baby boy at…
