Category archives for: State

Cement Prices Hit N6,000 Per Bag As Inflation In Building Materials Soars

LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fresh increases in cement prices and associated products were implemented recently by distributors across the country, as high inflation impacted the building materials market. Dealers and retailers were jolted by the new regime of prices, as they were allegedly not given any prior notice. They were apprehensive at the weekend, and many […]

Seven   Identities Of The New Acting Customs CG Adeniyi

LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu on Monday appointed DCG Adewale Bashir Adeniyi as the new acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Adeniyi was appointed alongside new service chiefs that will take over the security affairs of Nigeria. Daily Trust idemtifies seven things about the new man at the helm of Nigeria […]

Oborevwori  Warns Political Appointees On Ethnic Politics, Sectionalism

LAGOS JUNE 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori yesterday warned political appointees in his administration against ethnic politics and sectionalism but to regard the entire state as their constituency. Oborevwori stated this while swearing-in Dr Kingsley Emu as Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Senator Emmanuel Aguariavwodo as senior political adviser in Asaba.  The […]

 Okowa Defends Allegation Of Betrayal Level Against Him  Over Zoning Of  Southern Presidency

LAGOS MAY 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ifeanyi Okowa, outgoing governor of Delta state, has spoken on the accusations of betrayal levelled against him regarding the southern presidency agenda. In the build-up to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary in May 2022, some stakeholders demanded that the presidential ticket be zoned to the south. However, the party ditched zoning, throwing the […]

Transport Minister Commends NIMASA Boss For Completion Of Salient Projects

  LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has commended Director General/CEO of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. NIMASA,  Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, the Board of the Agency, members of the Executive Management, Top Management and Staff of  the Agencyfor the completion of five  state-of-the-art Enforcement Platforms that will ensure strict compliance […]

Rainfall Wreck Havoc In Lagos, Displaces 436 Families, Destroys 228 Houses

LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The heavy rainfall witnessed in most parts of the country in the last 15 days has left about 436 families displaced in Lagos State. Similarly, about 228 houses were either partially or completely destroyed within the same period in the state. A total of 13 electricity poles were also affected in the […]

Two Businessmen Excrete 193 Wraps Of Cocaine After Spending Three Days In NDLEA Cell

LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two businessmen arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja for cocaine ingestion have allegedly excreted 193 pellets of the illicit drug after three days in observatory custody. The alleged traffickers, Onoh Ebere (49) and Christian Ifeanyi Ogbuji, (47), were intercepted […]

       

POS Agent Arraigned Over Allege Transfer Of  Employer’s N98.7m To Her Account

LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 31-year-old Point of Sale (POS) agent, Joy Nwaoha, was on Thursday arraigned before a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing N98.7 million belonging to her employer. Nwaoha whose residential address was not given, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, cybercrime and theft. The Prosecutor, Asp Rita Momah, […]

Nigerian To Pay  £26,835 Fine For Smuggling Cigarettes Into UK

LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United Kingdom tribunal has held that a Nigerian be fined the sum of £26,835 (over N15 million) after being charged in relation to 61,800 cigarettes found in his bag without appropriate disclosure to relevant revenue authorities. The cigarettes were seized at Heathrow Airport, London, in February 2020. Details of the judgement […]

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