LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former American President Bill Clinton has canceled his trip to Nigeria ahead of Saturday’s general elections, saying the visit could be “politicised,” CNN has reported. The PUNCH had reported that the 42nd President of the United States of America and Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland, had been named dignitaries for…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have taken to social media to express disappointment over the construction of a giant broom in front of the Abuja City Gate. Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) noted that as of Thursday, it wasn’t clear what was being constructed when they began, but afterwards, it turned out to be…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 10,000 prostitutes have endorsed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Part, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. The prostitutes, under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes, NANP, on Tuesday, stormed Abuja, ahead of the February 16 presidential and National Assembly elections. Secretary General of the group, Sandra Efosa,…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anxiety has continue to mount over the whereabouts of the suspended CJN, JusticeWalter Onnoghen as stern looking armed security operatives from both the Nigerian Police and the Department of State Service, DSS, were alleged to have cordoned off his premises situated within the Three Arm Zone of the Federal Capital Territory. The…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ijaw youths resident in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday embarked on solidarity march in support of President Muhammadu Buhari re-election. The youths led by President of the Ijaw Youth Association in Northern Nigeria, Mr Eniyekeye Akasah had stormed the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) office on…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Wednesday said it would investigate how a radio presenter Ordinary Ahmad Isa, got a card reader he displayed on his show. Earlier on Wednesday, Isa on his weekly reality radio talk show, Brekete Family on Human Rights FM, Abuja, brought out a purported INEC card reader….
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of Police commissioners, deputy commissioners and assistant Police commissioners have stormed the Force Headquarters to lobby the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent learnt that with most of the deputy inspectors-general leaving the service, vacancies will be created in the system, with some CPs…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district, has surrendered to the police after over a week siege at his Abuja residence. The police had vowed not to leave Melaye’s residence without arresting him. He was accused of culpable homicide, an allegation he denied. Melaye had said he would visit the…