LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari says he will be observing this year’s Eid-el-Kabir prayers with his family members within the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu stated this in a release on Wednesday. The statement said the president would not be receiving Sallah homage from well-wishers due to the coronavirus pandemic. “President Muhammadu…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who is being prosecuted on money laundering charges, has been released from the Kuje prison in Abuja. A lawyer in his defence team, Ademola Adedipe, confirmed this to our correspondent on Tuesday. Adedipe said Maina had been in detention since…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 30 persons are feared missing after heavy downpours in Gwagwalada in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Several residents were also rendered homeless following the downpours, which started around 3am on Saturday. Many buildings and houses have been washed away while cars were trapped in various routes within the…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), is a victim of politics in the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the dissolution of its National Working Committee (NWC). This was the contention of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), in Abuja on Wednesday, in reaction to…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fire on Monday gutted a section of the World Trade Centre building located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. An eyewitness told The PUNCH that the fire started from the top of the skyscraper which dots the skyline of Central Business District, Abuja as smoke billowed from the pinnacle. First responders including firefighters…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Security operatives have been called upon to arrest and question the national leader of the All Progressives Congress. Some angry Nigerians have stormed Area 11 opposite Nicon Luxury, demanding for the arrest of All Progressives Congress national leader, Bola Tinubu over Bullion Van spotted in his house during last presidential election. They…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A combined team of riot policemen and operatives of the State Security Services (SSS) storm the homes a Ibrahim Magu, the suspended boss of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A source close to the presidential panel set up to investigate Mr Magu said operatives were detailed to conduct searches at Mr…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ibrahim Magu has been suspended as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This comes a day after he was arrested and detained by officers of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Abuja. He was grilled by a panel probing allegations of gross misconduct against him but…