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…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Policemen invaded the residence of Senator Dino Melaye in high-brow Maitama area of Abuja on Friday afternoon because of his involvement in a criminal case, police spokesman Jimoh Moshood has said. “Senator Dino Melaye is wanted by the police for attempted culpable homicide, the shooting and wounding of a policeman on duty,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom has said there is a high threat of kidnap throughout Nigeria. It also warned its nationals against travelling to the North-East, citing that the security environment in the region deteriorated in 2018. Except it is really essential, the UK cautioned its citizens against travelling to Zamfara, Kaduna, Katsina and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Federal Commissioner for Information, Edwin Clarke, has insisted that the restructuring of Nigeria remains the way out of the challenges confronting the nation. He said this when he received the presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) and members of the party who visited him on Sunday at his…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Friday, urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), to discard the December 31 ultimatum over lingering disagreement between organised labour and state governments on the proposed N30,000 national minimum wage. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, made the appeal while speaking with State House correspondents, after a closed door meeting…
