LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian police said they have arrested one of their officers who was caught on camera collecting bribe from a motorist. The officer has been identified as Onuh Makedomu, a non-commissioned officer, with Force No.431625, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The statement, signed by the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola at the weekend said he was misquoted on the claim that federal roads were not as deplorable as the public portrayed them. He maintained that he did not use the word ‘exaggeration’. The minister made the clarification in Ilara- Mokin,Ifedore local government area of…
Former Green Eagles defender, Kadiri Ikhana, has called for financial support from Nigerians to enable him undergo three surgeries. Ikhana who made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja, said the surgery would cost N10 million naira. He explained that he was advised by the medical Director, Dr. Christopher…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The minister of youths and sports development, Mr Sunday Dare has revealed that Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote is set to renovate the Main Bowl of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. Dare said the renovation would include just the football pitch, light and scoreboard at the stadium. According to him,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A federal high court in Abuja has issued a summon on the Special Adviser to President Mohammadu Buhari, and the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Professor Charles Dokubo, to appear before it over his alleged illegal stay in office. The order was given by Justice Ahmed Mohammed on November 7 where…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has apologized after his security aides assaulted a journalist at the banquet hall of the presidential villa in Abuja where the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) chaired by Abike Dabiri-Erewa organised a summit. It would be recall that Abayomi Adeshida, a photo-journalist with Vanguard was taking photographs of the vice president at…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In continuation of preventing smuggling around Nigeria borders, the Nigeria Customs Service has suspended supply of petroleum products to gas stations within 20 kilometres to all the border posts Comptroller General of Customs Col. Hameed Ali,( rtd), who gave this directive to all commands through Chidi A, the Deputy Comptroller General Enforcement,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bill seeking to regulate social media in the country has passed first reading at the senate. The bill entitled, ‘protection from internet falsehood and manipulations bill, 2019’ is sponsored by Mohammed Sani Musa, senator representing Niger east. The proposed legislation was one of the 11 bills read for the first time…