LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has accused National Assembly members of stealing billions of naira in the name of constituency projects. The ICPC, in a report tagged “Constituency Projects Tracking Group”, tracked 424 projects from 2015-2018 constituency projects between June and August 2019 across the 12 states of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four Nigerian journalists have been killed in a motor accident on Wednesday night on Airport Road, Uyo, Akwa Ibom, South-South Nigeria. The journalists were said to be heading for a marriage ceremony of one of their colleagues when the accident occurred. The deceased reportedly worked for Akwa Ibom Newspaper Corporation, publishers of…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The woes of former Senate Minority Leader, Chief Godswill Akpabio has been further compounded with seizing of his International Passports and other travel documents by the nation’s anti-corruption agency, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other-related offences Commission, ICPC. The confiscation of Akpabio’s international passport follows the diversion of multi-million naira medical equipment…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three days to the governorship and house of assembly elections, the Police in Akwa Ibom state have descended heavily on the staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the state. Information reaching TNG (TheNewsGuru.com) shows that the state commissioner of police, Ibrahim kaoje, is personally leading the arrest of INEC…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senior Special Adviser on Security Matters to Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel, Capt Iniobong Ekong, has been reportedly abducted. It was gathered that Ekong was picked up midnight Friday allegedly by soldiers, following a purported petition written by the immediate past Governor, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The State Commissioner for Information,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday took delivery of two aircraft for operations at the state-owned airline, Ibom Air. The official unveiling of the aircraft was performed by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at Obong Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo. In his remarks, Governor Emmanuel described the airline…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGRS)-President Muhammadu Buhari will flag off the campaign for his second term bid in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom state, on Friday. Ita Enang, senior special assistant to the president on national assembly matters (senate), made the disclosure on Monday. Enang said the president would be in the state with Adams Oshiomhole,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Achibong Patrick, 36, a native of Akwa-Ibom and a father of four, has strangled all his children to death. Patrick also hanged himself to death and set ablaze his home in Alesa, Eleme Local Government of Rivers State The motive behind the horror incident is yet unknown but neighbours woke up on…