LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa State Government on Saturday threatened to drag the Federal Government to court if it refuses to deduct the 13 percent derivation component of the $1 billion Excess Crude Account (ECA) it plans to withdraw to tackle insecurity in the country. The State Commissioner for Information, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said in a…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-War hero and one-time Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Col Joseph Oseluka Achuzia (Rtd.), has been described as a great soldier, patriot and bridge builder. Eulogising the late elder statesman ahead of his burial, this weekend in Asaba, Delta State, former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, said: “Col Joseph Oseluka Achuzia,…
LAGOS APRIL 14T (NEWSRANGERS)-A Rivers state High Court on Friday granted the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus leave to issue a writ of summons to Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed and the federal Government. River state Chief Judge, Justice A. I . Iyayi- Lamikanra, who presided, also granted that…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it is set to resume prosecution of former Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Sunday Ehindero, for alleged N16 million fraud. Spokesperson of the commission, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Okoduwa said the case against…
LAGOS ARIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Bitcoin company in Calabar has disappeared into thin air with millions of Naira of customer’s money. As early as 8am yesterday, customers besieged the company’s office on Bassey Duke only to discover that the company had closed shop and vanished with their money. Several phone calls were made by the customers…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States and its allies fired more than 100 missiles at Syria on Friday in a “one-time shot” the Pentagon said followed evidence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was responsible for a chemical weapons attack using at least chlorine gas. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Marine General Joseph Dunford said…
LAGOS APRIL 13RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday turned down an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission seeking to seize the funds in 15 bank accounts linked to former First Lady, Patience Jonathan. The funds, which the anti-graft agency sought to confiscate, included a total of $8,435,788.84 and over N7.35bn….
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two policemen and an official of the National Union Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have been shot dead in Ciki Da Falo, a village in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state. A resident who confirmed the report on Thursday disclosed that 15 people, including two brides, were abducted, The Cable reports….
