LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Again, the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has promised to increase the minimum wage and prioritise production over consumption, with its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, saying he would liaise with the states to ensure that no worker would be owed under his presidency. Obi, who bemoaned the parlous situation in the country…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), must present himself for scrutiny before Nigerians if he wants to be President in 2023, as is the standard all over the civilised world, Nduka Obaigbena, Publisher of THISDAY-ARISE Television, has declared. The Nigerian media guru, in a quick riposte on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bill seeking to ban cross-dressing has been stepped down on Tuesday. The sponsor of the bill, Muda Lawal was asked to step down the bill by the Deputy Speaker, Idris Wase, who said the argument by the sponsor is not convincing enough. The bill seeks to amend the same-s3x marriage (prohibition)…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two police officers in coastal Mississippi were shot and killed early Wednesday by a woman who they had talked to for nearly 30 minutes in a motel parking lot, authorities said. The woman also died. Amy Anderson, 43, was sitting in a parked SUV with a female child when the officers were…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Argentina will play either France or Morocco in the World Cup final after they beat Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday. Lionel Messi opened the scoring from the spot before Julian Alvarez grabbed another. Manchester City forward Alvarez then added the third after the half-time break, following a sensational solo run from Messi. France…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mateu Lohaz, the referee who issued 15 yellow cards in the World Cup quarter-final match between Argentina and Netherlands has been sent home by FIFA. Lohaz handed out an incredible 13 yellow cards in the 90 minutes of game time and three other yellow cards in extra-time up until the penalties that…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several schools across the United Kingdom have been forced to shut down for a second consecutive day following a snow and ice chaos. Thousands of classrooms were reportedly closed Monday as an Arctic freeze engulfed Britain, according to a reports, Pupils were set to work remotely owing to the closure. Hundreds of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Point of Sale terminal operators and Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, have said they will sue the Central Bank of Nigeria if it fails to withdraw the new cash withdrawal policy limiting over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and companies to N100,000 and N500,000, respectively, per week. The CBN had, in the…
