LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Few weeks after the killing of the Commandant of Command Secondary School of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Commander Oluyemisi Ogundana, the prime suspect, Benard Simon has disclosed how he killed the senior Naval Officer. Simon who was among the 50 suspects paraded by Kaduna State Police Commissioner,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court has finally shattered the ambition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to present candidates for the forthcoming elections in Rivers State. The Apex Court on Tuesday struck out an appeal filed by the party challenging the judgment of a High Court in Rivers State which barred it from conducting…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed bandits have killed the chief Imam of Kawaran Rafi village Danleeman Isah and a community leader in Nisama village Yohanna Abu. In a statement sent on Saturday, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the Muslim cleric was killed for preaching against banditry and killings in the area….
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – Every day, on average, 14 Christians are violently killed in Nigeria. Persecution of religious minorities in the country is severe. The case of Sufi Muslim Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, pending before the Supreme Court of Nigeria, challenges the blasphemy law of Kano state, Nigeria, under which he was sentenced to death by…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court has affirmed the victory of Governor Douye Diri and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. The Apex Court in a unanimous judgement by a seven-man panel headed by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta dismissed the six appeals filed against the governor and his deputy. The court ruled that Douye Diri is the duly…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The nation’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $1.457bn in September, the latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on Monday. The external reserves, which stood at $45.838bn at the end of August, declined to $44.380bn on September 27, 2018. Figures from the CBN had earlier revealed that the reserves, which…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cross River State governor, Prof Ben Ayade, Thursday, at the state executive chamber, Calabar, swore in three High Court judges with a charge on them not to pervert justice. The judges who took their oaths of allegiance and office in the presence of the Deputy governor Prof Ivara Esu, Chief Judge of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Singaporean former minister pleaded guilty to bribery charges Tuesday after more severe allegations were dropped, local media said, as the first graft trial of a political office holder for more than four decades began in the city-state. Ex-transport minister S. Iswaran, known for helping bring Formula 1 to the financial hub,…