LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWRANGRS)-The Kogi State National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has quashed the victory of Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial district. Melaye (PDP) was declared winner in the February election by INEC, but Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC) approached the tribunal, challenging INEC’s declaration citing, irregularities, over voting and non compliance with…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Joint Venture, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) and its co-venture partners have contributed $2 billion to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Media Relations Manager, Shell Nigeria, Bamidele Odugbesan, stated this while reacting to the allegation that the oil giant was among the…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Though Chief Mrs Juliana Ayinke Fasehun nee Oyemade who recently died has gone to be with her maker but her Children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren have good memories of her legacies for which she is today celebrated even in death. Born on May 19, 1930, Late Mrs. Fasehun who hailed from Ijebu-Ife in…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Ghanaian footballer, Junior Agogo, has passed away in a London hospital at the age of 40. The Ghanaian football governing body announced his death in a tweet on Thursday. “The Ghana Football Association is saddened by news of the sudden demise of ex-Ghana star Junior Agogo. On behalf of the Ghanaian…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Russia is captivated by the murder trial of three teen sisters who killed their abusive father. Krestina Khachaturyan, 19, and her sisters Angelina, 18, and Maria, 17, do not deny killing their father Mikhail, but say they had no choice after years of sexual and physical abuse. Prosecutors argue that, regardless of their…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSANGERS)-A federal judge in Kansas has ruled that a law making it a crime to “encourage” or “induce” immigrants to enter or live in the country illegally is unconstitutional. KCUR-FM reports that U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia issued his ruling from the bench Wednesday before throwing out the convictions of Jose Felipe…
K Oluwo’. Lagos Socialite, Oluwo, Remanded Over Alleged Robbery, Murder LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGRS)-A Chief Magistrate Court in Sagamu, Ogun State, has ordered the remand of a suspected land grabbing kingpin, Kamorudeen Lamina, popularly called ‘Sir K Oluwo’. Lamina, a socialite known for throwing lavish parties in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, is accused of…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-It is reported that the kidnappers of the mother of former Nigerian international, Samson Siasia, have reduced their demand for ransom for Beauty Siasia to N30 million from N50 million. It is reported that the kidnappers of the mother of former Nigerian international, Samson Siasia, have reduced their demand for ransom for…
