LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected kidnappers of late member representing Onitsha-North 1 State Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon Justice Azuka, have confessed to killing the lawmaker but denied collecting ransom. The suspects, when paraded on Friday at the headquarters of the Anambra State Police Command, narrated that the deceased lawmaker was kidnapped…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission has identified over 6,000 Nigeriens registered on its database with the National Identification Number. This was as President Bola Tinubu directed an inter-ministerial committee to ensure comprehensive data for the National Social Register for the Federal Government’s social investment programmes. Impeccable sources in the Presidency told Saturday…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is in a race against time to complete the international switch of allegiance of on loan Chelsea midfield duo Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Both players were named in the provisional list of 31 players called up by the newly appointed coach of the senior…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP) on Friday endorsed the 2023 Presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The party, which has equally endorsed Governor Alex Otti of Abia State’s re-election bid and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour as the party’s flag…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has declared that the 31 applications for new state creation in Nigeria are invalid because they do not meet the constitutional requirements. Kalu made this known during an interview with TVC News, where he explained that none of the proposals had fulfilled the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Panic has gripped Bushe community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State after gunmen stormed a mosque during the early morning Subhi prayer, abducting no fewer than 11 worshippers, including the Imam. The brazen attack, which took place on Thursday, has left residents in shock, with many expressing fears over…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has condemned the decision by President Bola Tinubu to increase the 2025 budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion. In a post made on his X account, the former governor of Anambra State said increasing the 2025 Budget of Restoration due to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A federal judge on Friday dealt President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk their first big setback in their dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, ordering a temporary halt to plans to pull thousands of agency staffers off the job. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, also…
