LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Embassy in Abuja says it will begin processing certain non-immigrant visa renewal applications without requiring an interview starting from March 30, 2022. The Embassy’s Senior Public Affairs Specialist, Aishah Gambari, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The statement was titled, ‘U.S. Embassy in Abuja Begins Interview Waiver…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Managing Director of the Bank of the Agriculture, Alwan Ali Hassan, is reportedly missing after terrorists attack the Abuja-Kaduna train. The bank boss was among the passengers on the train going to Kaduna. “We cannot tell if he has been kidnapped or not but we are worried because we have been…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A federal high court in Abuja has ordered that Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), be remanded at a correctional centre pending the conclusion of his trial. Kyari who has been in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) since February 12 was arraigned on March 7…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed that the immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has not been released from detention. In an exclusive chat with our correspondent, the EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, noted that Obiano was transferred to Abuja on Friday morning. Obiano was arrested by the EFCC on…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, sacked the Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, along with 15 lawmakers in the state over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Messrs Umahi and Igwe, in November last year, defected from the…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The price of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly known as diesel, is currently sold at N545 in some fuel stations across Lagos. This is an increase of over 113% from the N225 which the commodity was for sold in January 2021. This was confirmed from findings made by Nairametrics on Saturday across fuel…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-National Association Of Northern Nigeria Students (NANNS) on Friday honoured Lagos Lawyer and Human Right Activists, Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo with the excellence of Ahmadu Bello Sardauna Platinum award, “Icon Of Hope/Humanitarian Services”. The award was presented to him at Abuja on Friday was in recognition of his pursuit of human…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The first batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine has arrived in Abuja. This is according to an update by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on its Twitter handle. The passengers, numbering about 450 from Romania, landed at the private jet terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by 7:10 am (WAT)…