LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twitter has appointed former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former World Bank chief Robert Zoellick as directors as it reshuffled its board. Marjorie Scardino will be stepping down from the Board for personal reasons at the end of the year. Scardino joined Twitter in 2013 and became the first female board…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa State Government says its multi billion naira international airport is one of the legacy projects that will change the economic fortunes of the state and bring about prosperity for the people. The airport which is over 95 percent complete will be commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari next month. The State…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command has said that the traffic gridlock being experienced in Apapa area of the state would soon be a thing of the past. The CP gave the assurance during a Town Hall meeting held on Thursday at Apapa. The CP said that the gridlock was…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NERANGERS)-Lagosians went through hell Thursday in traffic as truck and tanker drivers blocked the Apapa-Mile 2 axis of the state. They simply took over a section of the road in a rage of impunity causing traffic snarl in that part of Lagos. Several commuters were seen trekking over long distances for most…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Delta State Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has raised the alarm over threat to the life of one of its members, Mr. Albert Ograka, Publisher of www.blanknewsonline.com by officials of Delta State government while executing his lawful duty as a journalist. A press statement signed by the Secretary of DOPF, Mr Shedrack Onitsha…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Russian warship called Dmitrii Donskoi carrying gold worth £100 billion has been discovered off the coast of South Korea and is believed to have sunk in a naval battle 113 years ago. It is thought that the battle ship, which was discovered off the island of Ulleungdo, was sunken during the…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Aviation unions have threatened to truncate the birth of the new carrier few hours after Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of State for Aviation, unveiled the name and logo of the proposed national carrier, ‘Nigeria Air’. Comrade Olayinka Abioye, General Secretary, National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), in an interview with Independent,…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday announced the inclusion of weekends and public holidays as ‘work days’ of its personnel in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The commission in statement by its National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mallam Mohammed Haruna, in Abuja said the extension…