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…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh was shot dead Tuesday in Abuja. Badeh, who served under ex-President Good luck Jonathan, was killed Tuesday evening by unknown gunmen,while reportedly returning from his farm. Two of his aides were reportedly kidnapped after he was shot. The Nigerian Air Force…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWRANGERS)-Political activist Deji Adeyanju, who was arrested on November 28th while leading a protest in Abuja, was released yesterday Dec. 3rd from the federal prison in Keffi after meeting his bail condition but was re-arrested by a police team waiting around the prison. He will be charged to court later this morning…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan has lamented on how pirated copies of My Transition Hours, his recently released book, have been circulated across stores by people who are unhappy with the contents of his book, The Punch reports. Jonathan said in a Facebook post that the pirated books which are being sold in…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested one Abbas Lakis, a Lebanese for money laundering offence. Lakis was picked up at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, following intelligence report that he had on him, undeclared huge sums of monies aboard the Egypt Airline bringing him from the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promoted 2,209 members of staff in its 2018 promotion exercise. Malam Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja. According to Haruna 847 junior and 1,362 senior staff were promoted after the commission considered the…
