LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-CNN sued Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday, alleging the White House violated journalist Jim Acosta’s rights under the constitution by revoking his press credentials following a heated exchange with the US president. “The wrongful revocation of these credentials violates CNN and Acosta’s First Amendment rights of freedom of the press, and their…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than nine African leaders will join President Muhammadu Buhari to honour ex- president Goodluck Jonathan on the historic launch of his book “Transition Hours” on Tuesday November 20, 2018 at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. President Buhari has been announced as the Special guest of honour, while Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Buhari today in Paris, France, assured Nigerians that allocations to the educational sector will be improved as revenue increases, describing the sector as a major engine for the development of any country. The President, during an interactive session with the Nigerian community in Paris, said the about 5 per cent allocation…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group of Niger Delta agitators have asked multinational oil companies out of Akwa Ibom State or risk being attacked. The group, under the aegis of Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators, said its decision was based on dissatisfaction with the companies over their neglect of riverine communities in Akwa Ibom. In a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said the priorities of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar if elected as President will be to reunite Nigeria and fight against the increasing poverty in the country. Obi said this was because the main issue now in the country is that…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWRANGERS)-Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have intercepted gold worth about N211 million being illegally transport through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos en route Dubai. Following intelligence report, the operatives on November 9, 2018 uncovered the gold weighing about 35kg just at the point of departure of a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NESRANGERS)-There was unrest in the early hours of Sunday in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State as hoodlums engaged in a free-for-all. They also vandalised vehicles and robbed traders. It was gathered that the hoodlums, who reportedly numbered more than 25, were fighting for territorial supremacy on the streets of Oyingbo. PUNCH…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government borrowed a total of N2.32tn in 2017 to fund deficit in the budget, the Debt Management Office has said. DMO said this in its 2017 Annual Report obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Monday. According to DMO, the total amount was borrowed from both the domestic and the…
