LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reminded political parties on the need to adhere strictly to the timeline on the conduct of primaries. The Commission in a statement signed by INEC National Commissioner & Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye sighted by NewsRangers said given the importance of the exercise…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has wished Nigerians a more productive year come 2021, praying that the painful stories and challenges which faced the people in 2020 are conquered in 2021 with devotion and hard…
LAGOS FERBUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tens of thousands of people marched in Germany on Sunday to protest against the decision by the centre-right leader – and frontrunner in a looming election – to send to parliament proposals for tough migration rules that received the backing of a far-right party. Angry protesters in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Leipzig and…
By Ifeanyi nwabugu LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In its ongoing efforts to modernise its excise operations so as to enhance service delivery and shore up revenue collection, the Nigeria Customs Service NCS has revealed its plan to phase out out the outdated manual excise data collection and replace it with an automated Excise Register System…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Myanmar’s military TV station announced Monday the army has declared a one-year state of emergency after taking power and detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other top ruling party leaders. The coup comes after escalating tensions between the civilian government and the military following last November’s elections, which Nobel Peace Prize winner…
http://ift.tt/2j2wM41 SEC DG, Gwarzo LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has suspended the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr. Mounir Gwarzo, from Office. The suspension is to allow unhindered investigation of several allegations of financial impropriety leveled against the Director-General and two other management staff of the commission….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has asked state governors not to fix federal roads if they will eventually demand refund for the rehabilitation. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja when he appeared before the House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee on Abandoned Federal Government Projects…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bride in Niger State recently removed her wedding gown and ran kilometers in the bush to escape abduction by bandits who attacked them while she was being taken to her matrimonial home. City & Crime gathered that the bride was being taken from a village in Paikoro LGA to Kuta, headquarters…