LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, said that Nigeria needed urgent and patriotic efforts from all Nigerian to save it from total collapse, which he said was as a result of cumulative leadership failure over the years. He said that the failure was manifested in many ways, including the…
LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Wednesday stopped plenary to visit Sen. Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi) at National Hospital, Abuja, to ascertain his health condition. This followed a point of order by Sen. Sam Anyanwu (PDP-Imo) at plenary. Melaye, who sustained injury during his arrest by security operatives on Tuesday, was earlier taken to Zankli Hospital,…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was drama as ome armed policemen and Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West were on Tuesday afternoon in a rough struggle at the Area 1 part of Abuja metropolis. The police operatives had reportedly told the embattled lawmaker that they were taking him to court in the metropolis of the nation’s…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)24 hours after the immigration officials detained the Senator representing the Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, the police have arrested him. The lawmaker was on Tuesday arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police (IGP’s) Monitoring Unit in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He is being interrogated over his alleged…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The African Development Bank will hold a Workshop on Strengthening the Role of Parliament in Combating Illicit Financial Flows from Africa (IFFs) from 24 to 26 April 2018 in Abuja. Since the approval of the Bank Group’s Policy on the Prevention of Illicit Financial Flows and its accompanying Strategic Framework and Action…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pro-democracy advocacy group, the Centre for Good Governance and Accountable Leadership Initiative (CEGGAL Initiative) has reacted to the ongoing rumour in the social media that former vice President Atiku Abubakar got married in Dubai last Saturday to a new wife and paid $1, 000, 000 as dowry. The Centre, in a statement…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A clash between security operatives and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shi’a Muslims over the demand for the release of the detained leader of the group, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has left scores dead and many wounded. The clash followed a ban issued last Friday by the FCT…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of $1 billion for the procurement of equipment to arm the security agencies in the country more in the fight against insurgency. The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, made this known on Wednesday shortly after a security meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It…