LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-China condemned the former chairman of China Huarong Asset Management Co. to death on charges of malfeasance, one of the most severe sentences to stem from President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive. Lai Xiaomin, who was chairman of Huarong before he came under investigation in 2018, was sentenced to death for taking bribes…
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bishop of Amichi Diocese, Anglican Communion, Most Rev Ephraim Ikeakor, and the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, have both spoken out against what they described as the high cost of governance and the alarming level of corruption in Nigeria, saying…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-World soccer governing body FIFA’s Independent Ethics Committee has handed the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, a five-year ban from all football-related activities for corruption. In addition to the sanction, the Madagascan administrator was punished with a fine of 200,000 Swiss Franc. The adjudicatory chamber of the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of Balarabe Musa, a former governor of Kaduna State, who passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at the age of 84. Obi, in a Condolence Message on Wednesday night…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the world celebrates International Democracy Day, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has identified corruption, insecurity of lives and property, and economic hardship as the greatest threats to Nigeria’s democracy. Obi, in a message to mark the 2020 International…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hassan Boguma, a prominent chief in Borno, has condemned Nigeria’s security situation and corruption in government. The Zanna Boguma of Borno also revealed how the North requested the United States to support President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2015 poll. Boguma, a member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), spoke to Arewa Agenda….
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prosecutors in Angola have ordered the closure of places of worship belonging to one of Brazil’s biggest churches, accusing it of corruption. At least seven buildings belonging to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) have been seized in the capital, Luanda. Prosecutors said the evangelical church had been involved…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Consultative Front, a newly formed group, has told Nigerians to be prepared for nationwide mass action against the President Muhammadu Buhari government. The mass action, according to the group, is against corruption, hunger, abuse of public trust and insecurity. This was contained in a statement jointly issued on Sunday by…