LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A soldier of the Nigerian Army, Lance Corporal Nwobodo Chinoso, has shot dead the Commander of the Forward Operating Base, Rabah in Sokoto State, Lieutenant Sam Oladapo. According to information available to PRNigeria, the shooting incident happened over the weekend. Chinoso also shot the FOB Rabah Command Sergeant Major, Sergeant Iliyasu Inusa,…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some supporters of the Labour Party have raised alarm over a move by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reconfigure its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, alleging that it is a plot to wipe out evidence of possible manipulation of the February 25 presidential election. The…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The family of a 15-year-old boy, Pelumi Sulaimon, have been thrown into mourning after soldiers attached to Operation MESA allegedly shot him dead around Makoko, in the Yaba area of Lagos State. According to residents in the area, the soldiers were hired by political thugs to carry out a reprisal on their…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Organised Labour in the Maritime industry has issued a 14-day strike notice to the Federal Government over the refusal of the International Oil Companies, IOCs, to obey Marine Notice 106 and extant Stevedoring regulations, among other grievances. Under the aegis of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, other grievances of organised…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a historic precedent, Labour Party has won six senatorial seats and 34 in the House of Representatives in the just concluded federal legislative elections, making it the third most popular party in the 10th National Assembly. This was revealed at a meeting the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Indication at the weekend was that there is yet no respite in sight for the ordinary Nigerians and operators of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) whom their daily livelihood has been rubbished and standard of living lowered because of the extreme cash squeeze in the Nigerian economy caused by the Central Bank…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party said it had engaged the services of at least 20 senior advocates of Nigeria to challenge the outcome of the February 25 presidential election on behalf of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi. According to sources within the party, the lawyers drawn from different chambers were being furnished with materials…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of the socio-cultural group, Afrnifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release the actual voting results of Lagos State in the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly election. Pa Adebanjo who spoke on Arise TV alleged that the presidential candidate of the Labour…
