LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Minister of Communications, Major General Tajudeen Olanrewaju, has described as too weighty to be ignored by the government, the allegations by Niger Delta ex-militant leader, Mujahid Asari Dokubo, that the Nigerian Army, Navy and some cabals are behind 99 per cent of the oil theft in the country. Former minister noted…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, will be attending the Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris, France, next week, SaharaReporters has learnt. This is Tinubu’s first official trip as Nigerian president since his May 29 inauguration as top sources in the presidency revealed that the president’s visit was also a “strategy” to see his…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the newly elected officials of the Nigerian Guild Of Editors (NGE) where Eze Anaba emerged as the President The President while congratulated the EXCO in a statement signed by the President Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy Dele Alake sighted by NewsRangers wished them most…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Abuja high court has ordered the Department of State Security (DSS) to immediately grant the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, unrestricted access to his lawyers and family members. The order followed an application filed by Counsel to Emefiele, Mr J.B. Daudu (SAN). Daudu informed…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prominent Niger Delta leader, Asari Dokubo, has accused the Nigerian military of being behind 99 percent of oil theft in the country. Dokubo made the accusation after a private meeting with President Bola Tinubu in his office on Friday. He stated that the President has promised to investigate allegations of huge oil…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday morning, inaugurated the National Economic Council at the Council Chamber of the State House Abuja. Thursday’s inauguration comes a week after Tinubu directed council members to concretise intervention plans to mitigate the effects of the petroleum subsidy. Tinubu, who inaugurated the NEC at 11:25 am, said the…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have reacted to the suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, by President Bola Tinubu. It was earlier reported that the President suspended Bawa to allow for a proper investigation of the weighty allegations of abuse of office leveled against him. A statement issued…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian stock market rose to its highest level since July 2008 on Tuesday, the first day of trading after the suspension of the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. According to a report by Bloomberg, investors are betting on a currency devaluation and sent the main index of the Nigerian Exchange to above 57,437…