http://ift.tt/2wSo7cO LAGOS august 30th (NEWSRANGERS)- The Lagos State Government has asked the Supreme Court to quash the judgment of a Lagos Court of Appeal that acquitted Maj. Hamza al-Mustapha, Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha and Alhaji Lateef Shofolahan in the murder of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola. Lagos had prayed…
http://ift.tt/2vrLZnm By Peter Graff LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)- LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)– At a state-of-the-art plant in northern Nigeria, shiny machines stand next to a conveyor belt ready to crush tomatoes to satisfy the country’s insatiable demand for tomato paste. But a lonely cleaner mopping the floor is the only sign of activity in Nigeria’s…
http://ift.tt/2xxa1uu Buhari chairing first cabinet meeting since returning from medical leave in London LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday chaired his first cabinet meeting since returning from sick leave in Britain this month. Buhari returned to Nigeria on Aug. 19 after more than three months in London for treatment for an undisclosed…
http://ift.tt/2wGRf6h LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian woman identified as Chioma Pius has demanded for justice after being beaten mercilessly by police officers for having tattoos on her body. According to her, she could not record the brutal incident because the officers seized her phones. The woman said she was assaulted along Emohua axis at the…
http://ift.tt/2vpzsk8 LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several students were injured after gunmen suspected to be cultists attacked the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu campus. According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen stormed the hostel, claiming to be searching for a stolen laptop. It was gathered that one of the residents of the hostel, who is a National Diploma One student,…
http://ift.tt/2gn5erv LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NESRANGERS)-A three-story building has collapsed at Ilufe road, Alaba International Market, Ojo Lagos on Tuesday. The building which was said to consist of 8 blocks of flats caved in the early hours of today. According to the general manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Adesina Tiamiyu, investigation conducted…
http://ift.tt/2voC41S LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has refused to attend a meeting with the Federal Government scheduled for today. ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, confirmed to Channels Television that the union will not attend the meeting. According to him, ASUU has met, discussed the new offer from the FG and submitted…
http://ift.tt/2vFyZG5 Godwin Obaseki LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-European Union delegates has expressed satisfaction with the way and manner Edo state government under Mr Godwin Obaseki implements andexecutes projects in the state. The leader of a delegation of the European Union on Niger-Delta Support Programme (NDSP), Mr. Kurt Cornelis, said his team was impressed with the high…