LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom state and the US Consular in Nigeria, F. John Bray, have arrived in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. This was confirmed by Governor Ayodele Fayose’s spokesperson, Olayinka Lere. He posted pictures of the two men and wrote: “Gov Fayose with…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidency, through the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), has formally announced a former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the Director General of Buhari 2019 Presidential Support Committee. Sheriff was a two-term governor of Borno State and returned to the…
By Amos Okioma An Ijaw leadership group on Wednesday called for a review of the leadership process to ensure that those who occupy public offices are answerable and accountable to the people. The group, G24 Embasara Foundation unveiled its plan at a one day summit on Visionary Leadership, Good Governance and Sustainable Development in Bayelsa…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria must multiply its efforts to strengthen the economy and provide all the necessary social and physical infrastructure to keep up with the country’s explosive population growth, the Media Centre Against Child Malnutrition (MeCAM) has said. MeCAM is a media advocacy group against child malnutrition and determines to strengthen the agro-nutrition capacity…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, says the world football ruling body recognises only Amaju Pinnick as President of the Nigeria Football Federation. FIFA equally said it will not accept any outside interference in the affairs of the NFF as headed by Amaju Pinnick. Infantino, while responding to questions at a press conference in…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, IGP, has deployed a professional forensic and cyber crime investigator, CP Dan Okoro to head the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, FCIID, Alagbon, Lagos. Until his recent posting, CP Okoro was in the Police Special Fraud Unit, PSFU, Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. Okoro has…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 13-year-old boy in Katsina State has reportedly cut off the penis of an Inspector of Police, Lawal Mohammed, during a forced intercourse. The act of sodomy has been confirmed by the police. According to available information, Mohammed, during the act in Tudun Markabu, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, had…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I Go Dye writes on his Instagram page “When pensioners protested this is what they got. When we protested for fuel pump hike this is what we got. When we protested against bad leadership this is what we got. When we protested on power failure or increase of minimum wage this is…