LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have abducted the mother of the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello, Abdulkarim Asuku, in Kogi State. Seriya Raji, the victim was reported to have been abducted from her residence on Monday evening at Inese/Ovakere New Layout in Nagazi community, Channels Television reported. Nagazi community is located in Adavi Local…
LAGOS DECEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazụ, has suspended his Chief of Staff, ACB Agbazuere. The governor’s decision was announced in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Chris Ezem. He said the suspension is with immediate effect. Although Mr Ezem did not give a reason for the suspension, a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has set a third straight daily record for new Covid-19 infections, notching more than 127,000 cases, John Hopkins University reported Friday. And the death toll as of 8:30 pm (0130 GMT) over the past 24 hours was 1,149, the Baltimore-based university said. The outbreak has been surging for weeks…
LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)- President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former Under Secretary General of the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, as his new Chief of Staff. Gambari, from Kwara State was the Minister of External Affairs between 1984 and 1985. A professor of repute and a global citizen, the 78 year old replaces former Chief…
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget and Chief of Staff in the Peter Obi Administration, Prof. Chinyere Stella Okunna, has said that contrary to the predominant view among the people, Mr. Peter Obi actually did as much in Health as in Education during his tenure as Governor. Speaking to newsman on…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Abba Kyari, Kanuri from Borno, who died on 17 April 2020 was a Nigerian politician and former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. In 1980, according to different biographical information on him (aggregated by Wikipedia), he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Warwick, and also received…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Abba Kyari, has died more than two weeks after he tested positive for COVID-19. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, announced Mr Kyari’s death on Twitter. Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on….
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three officials in the of the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, have reportedly tested positive to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). A presidential source confirmed the development. Efforts to reach Presidential spokesmen to confirm most of the developments within the State House on Tuesday were unsuccessful as neither the Special…