LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Traditional worshippers have announced plans to hold the Oro Festival from August 1 to August 15, coinciding with the scheduled #EndBadGovt protest. The announcement has sparked suspicions that the cultural event might be a strategic move to counter the protests. The notice, which went viral on social media, warned residents and visitors…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plans to stem the continuous slide of the naira against the dollar. Top of these plans is to flood the market with dollars, it was learnt yesterday. A CBN board member, who spoke to our correspondent under anonymity, said: “At this point, the bank…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Services (DSS) said it has identified some key players in the plot to abort the inauguration of new government for an Interim Government in Nigeria. The Service considers the plot, being pursued by these entrenched interests, as not only an aberration but a mischievous way to set aside…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a bid by a factional group in the Action Alliance (AA) party to stop the certificate forgery suit instituted against the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The bid by the group loyal to Tinubu and led by…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-In a move that could stall federal government’s plan to extradite Abba Kyari, the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police to the United States, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Thursday, filed an eight-count criminal charge against him and six others it alleged were involved in drug trafficking. The move comes…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has revealed how former President Olusegun Obasanjo truncated the ambition of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to become the running mate to Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), who was the APC presidential candidate in 2015. Oyinlola explained…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was confusion in Okeho in the Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State on Wednesday as armed robbers reportedly attacked a bank in the town. The robbers were reportedly engaged by some hunters and three of the assailants were said to have been caught and set ablaze by residents of the…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGRS)-A plot to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from seeking re-election on account of age and other excuses has been uncovered, The Nation learnt yesterday. Some senior lawyers have been engaged “to embarrass the President” ahead of next year’s election, a source in the Presidency said, pleading not to be named because he…