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http://ift.tt/2xBqVIb LAGOS OCTOBER31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the appointment of Boss Mustapha as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and terminated the appointments of the suspended SGF, Babachir Lawal;Director-General National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke. Femi Adesina, the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development…

http://ift.tt/2xDtPw4 LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia has signed agreements with Nigeria to build and operate a nuclear power plant in the oil-rich West African nation that has a deficit of reliable power and faces security challenges by Islamist militants in the far northeast. Feasibility studies for the plant and a research center construction will include site…

http://ift.tt/2yWqSKO LAGOS OTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least five people were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, a militia member assisting the military against Boko Haram jihadists said. The leader of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Ajiri Yala, some 15 kilometres (10 miles) north of…

http://ift.tt/2z2rcHE Willie Obiano LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely three weeks to Anambra State governorship election, Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has been ordered to stop presenting himself as the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the coming governorship election. The governorship election in the state is scheduled to hold on November 18,…

http://ift.tt/2zjDcWe LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was confusion at the weekend in Potiskum Local Government Area in Yobe State after a goat gave birth to two creatures, which looked like human. According to the reports making the rounds on social media, residents were thrown into shock after the goat delivered the “human form” animals Some say…

http://ift.tt/2yYt5mF LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWRANGERS)-Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Court of Justice, on Monday ordered the Nigerian Government to pay the sum of N88billion as compensation to nine victims of the Nigerian Civil war. The regional court gave the ruling while ordering all parties in the matter to abide by the terms of…

http://ift.tt/2A0aPcD Edo State Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice and Chairperson of the Edo State Task Force on Human Trafficking, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, speaking at Idogbo, the Headquarters of Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area during the flag-off of a state-wide sensitisation workshop on human trafficking and illegal migration, at the weekend. Behind her are members of the…

http://ift.tt/2yehRx6 Retired Air Vice Marshal Olufunsho Martins LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANERS)-Lagos State Police command has identified the occupants of the vehicle that plunged into Lagoon on Saturday. The occupants have been identified as retired Air Vice Marshal Olufunsho Martins and his driver. The car, a Ford Explorer with registration number GGE 456 BT, fell into…