LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGER)-Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi has been granted ₦30 million bail by a Magistrate court in Ekiti State. The court also asked Farotimi to provide 3 sureties with a landed property within the jurisdiction. He was told to refrain from media interview and to submit his international passport. The case has been…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The disease which locals are referring to as Dinga Dinga, translating to “shaking like dancing”, has already affected around 300 people, mostly women and girls, according to health officials. In what will come across as a really disturbing development, a mysterious illness known as the “dancing disease” has reportedly caused patients to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government, through the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, has declared that governors lack the constitutional authority to suspend or remove local government chairmen from office. Fagbemi made the declaration while addressing journalists on Wednesday. His comments were in response to questions about the recent actions of the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the recent reduction in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by Dangote Petroleum Refinery to ₦899.50 per litre, motorists and consumers are yet to experience any relief, as pump prices remain unchanged across major petrol stations in Lagos and other parts of the country. According to Vanguard, petrol stations…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police have raided at least two offices of Napoli after corruption investigations into the transfer of Victor Osimhen from Lille were launched in both Italy and France. This followed startling revelations by the former Lille President Olivier Letang that the French club only received Seven Million Euros from the reported 70…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has said that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, did not revoke any of his (Buhari’s) lands in Abuja. Buhari, who made the denial in a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, also denied ownership of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Femi Adesina, former spokesperson to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has stated that his principal refrained from removing the petrol subsidy during his administration out of concern for its impact on “ordinary” Nigerians. In a tribute marking Buhari’s 82nd birthday on Tuesday, Adesina highlighted that the former president’s decisions were deeply influenced by his…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Ibadan-based broadcaster, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat has been hospitalised over the funfair stampede that resulted in the death of several children, DAILY POST gathered. Our correspondent learnt that Hamzat, who runs Agidigbo FM, slumped and became unconscious after the incident. About 35 children have been confirmed dead following the incident, which occurred…