LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Sunday explained why he was absent at the National Convention of All Progressive Congress. Kwankwaso said he stayed away to avert friction at the event. He congratulated Comrade Adams Oshiomhole for his emergence as the National Chairman of the party. Kwankwaso had while…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was a free for all at the stands of Delta and Imo States at the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Saturday. The fight broke out towards the time the “Unity List” for the congress was released. The Unity List contained the names…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Security (DSS) has arrested two suspected commanders of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. DSS Spokesman, Mr Tony Opuiyo, said the suspects were arrested in Kukuntu village, Gwgwalada on May 5, after special operations on identified targets. “Determined to continuously thwart the budding cells…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An anti-corruption crusader, Bishop Osadolor Ochei, Thursday asked a Federal High Court in Abuja for an order of mandamus compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to commence criminal proceedings against former Edo state governor and National Chairmanship aspirant, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on alleged corruption. He filed an ex-parte motion marked…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Special Presidential Investigation Panel (SPIP) for the Recovery of Public Property says it has recovered seven dollars million (N2.1 billion at official rate) illegally stashed in Heritage Bank. Chairman of the panel, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, disclosed this while briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on activities of the panel. Obono-Obla told the president…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the country after a two-day official visit to Morocco. The President arrived in Abuja on Monday evening, one day after he left the country to meet with King Mohammed VI, at the invitation of the Moroccan leader. At the meeting in Rabat, both leaders reaffirmed their…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Car buried with two bankers and their driver were discovered at Tudun Adabu in Obi Local Government in Nasarawa state. The incident which shocked residents was said to have happened when the victims were allegedly ambushed by suspected Ombatse boys, who took them to the bush, killed them, set them ablaze with…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN ) burnt flags of the US and Israel in Abuja on Friday, sparking tension. Chanting songs and waving flags, the IMN members said they were protesting the killings of their members in Palestine. The protest marched from the National Mosque to the Julius…
