LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian court has directed President Bola Tinubu’s government to disclose how much in stolen funds it has recovered from late military ruler Sani Abacha and how the money was used, court documents showed on Sunday. Abacha ruled Africa’s most populous nation and top oil exporter from 1993 until his death in…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After his successful participation at the summit on “A New Global Financing Pact” in Paris, France hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Bissau, capital of Republic of Guinea-Bissau, for the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At the once-bustling Utako Motor Park — an interstate motor hub connecting Nigeria’s capital Abuja to its 36 states – transporter Jume Hanwa took a rare daytime nap in the trunk of his empty vehicle. It was Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday typically celebrated with travel and family reunions, but no traveler…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has signed four Executive Orders one of which is the suspension of the five per cent Excise Tax on telecommunication services as well as the Excise Duties escalation on locally manufactured products. The Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake announced this on…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The claim by President Bola Tinubu that Peter Obi is not a valid member of the Labour Party has been countered by the Obi-Datti media office who described it as empty evidence. he media office in a statement on Wednesday said the matter is of no consequence as it has already been…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), yesterday, admitted in evidence, a certified true copy of a final report by the European Union Electoral Observer Mission on the 2023 general elections. The mission accredited 110 observers from 25 EU member states, as well as Norway, Switzerland and Canada. The report admitted and marked…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Abuja began its defence of the February 25 presidential election on a shaky note, with none of its three witnesses present at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPEC). Contrary to the scheduled activities of the Court, INEC, which conducted the disputed election and…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu recognises that Nigeria is being looked upon for leadership, and he is prepared to step up to the challenge. Dele Alake, the Special Adviser to the President, Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, made this known to State House Correspondents on Saturday following the visit of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló…