LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERSThe convoy of former President Goodluck Jonathan, was on Wednesday involved in a ghastly motor accident in Abuja, which claimed the lives of two of his aides, Inspectors Ibrahim Abazi and Yakubu Toma. The incident happened when the ECOWAS Special Envoy was on his way from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos Lawyer and Activist, Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo has written a letter to the Federal Government of Nigeria condemning the blocking of telephone lines of Nigerians who have not link their National Identity Number (NIN) to their telephone numbers. Omirhobo in a letter dated April 5th, 2022 addressed to the Federal…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Sunday Babaji, has explained how three schoolchildren who went missing from the Star Child Heritage Academy in Kabusa, Abuja, were found. The children’s father, Sunday Ani, had confirmed the return of his children to THE WHISTLER on Monday. Sunday Marvelous, 8, Sunday Alex, 6, and…
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…