LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi, has advised the new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to continue to use the law for the emancipation of the society. Obi, who attended the reception of many new SANs, spoke to the press at…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Government has stated that it will place the United Kingdom, Canada and Saudi Arabia on a red list over the outbreak and spread of Coronavirus’ Omicron variant. The President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration say it will also stop airlines from those countries coming into Nigeria in retaliation for the three nations…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a case challenging the federal government’s directive to broadcast stations to delete the Twitter handles. The suit was instituted by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) following the directive of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) stopping broadcast from using Twitter after the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least, five people, including three children, have been seriously injured when a gas cylinder exploded and burst into flames in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). The explosion took place at the uncompleted building area of Dagiri not far from the Lokoja/Abuja road in Gwagwalada. Eyewitnesses said…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 30-year old worker at a car wash centre in Kano, Abdullahi Sabo, has been arrested after allegedly absconding with a customer’s car. The police spokesperson in the state, Abdullahi Kiyawa, said the suspect was arrested in Daura, Katsina State with the stolen vehicle. Mr Kiyawa said the police had, on November…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some victims of the activities of hoodlums within the communities in the Agege area, especially Pen Cinema, have spoken out. One of the victims, Olawale Ajayi, narrated how he was robbed by the hoodlums in Pen Cinema on Wednesday. Olawale said: “I went to Agege to purchase some items for my sister’s…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Friday night’s series of deadly Midwest tornados ripped an Amazon warehouse in Illinois to shreds, leaving at least six dead and one wounded. An unknown number of others may be trapped in the rubble, but local officials said Saturday evening that they didn’t believe anyone was left alive. “We’re now focused solely on recovery,” Edwardsville…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Emirates Airline has suspended all its flights to Nigeria indefinitely. The Dubai-based airline suspended its operations in Nigeria following the Federal Government’s restriction of its flights. The FG had on Thursday, December 9, 2021, withdrew its approval for Emirates Airlines winter schedule and also reduced the carrier’s daily flights to Abuja…
