LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor Peter Obi felicitates with His Grace, Most Rev Lucius Ugorji, on his recent appointment by His Holiness, Pope Francis, as the new Archbishop of Owerri Archdiocese and Metropolitan of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province and his election as the new President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). In a Congratulatory…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The authorities in Mali have made an office available to a president ousted in May, in a gesture to a key figure in the country’s post-coup political turmoil. A government decree seen by AFP late on Wednesday said former president Bah Ndaw would be given a chief of staff, four advisers and…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Emmanuel Lyambee Jime as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council. The appointment is for a renewable four-year tenure. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu made the announcement in a statement Thursday night. Jime, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law, is expected to use…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army will be spending not less than N700 million on the retirement of 29 Major-Generals and Brigadier-Generals who will leave the service going by the appointment of Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff. SaharaReporters learnt that the 29 Generals’ retirement benefits would gulp a large chunk of…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Council has confirmed Usman Alkali Baba as the substantive Inspector General of Police, almost two months after President Muhammadu Buhari approved his appointment in an acting capacity. Usman Alkali Baba was confirmed on Friday, during a meeting of the Police Council in Abuja presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. This…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-LEKOIL, the oil and gas exploration and production company with a focus on Nigeria and West Africa, announces that it has terminated the employment contract of its CEO, Mr. Olalekan Akinyanmi, with immediate effect, due to a corporate governance breach. The Company will commence a search for a new CEO and, in…
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday appointed, Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A. Z. Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, Chief of Air Staff, as his new service chiefs following criticisms from Nigerians that the former ones had exhausted their…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Prophetic-Apostolic Pastor. DR TUNDE BAKARE has accepted the appointment of the Queen of England as the Inaugural Chairman of The Advisory Council of The Africa Office of The Royal Commonwealth Society. While accepting the appointment, Bakare said, “Over the years, I have teamed up with amazing individuals on diverse institution platforms…