LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The bill to establish the Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State as a training institution for the development of transportation engineering, logistics and other courses of interest that will support post-modern transportation industry has been assented into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. The bill was passed by the Senate on…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress (APC) has flagged off its nationwide membership registration, update, and revalidation exercise in Daura, Katsina State with President Buhari in attendance. The flag off paves the way for a stakeholder meeting on Monday, February 1; training of state and local government supervisors on Tuesday, February 2; and training…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Daura, Katsina State, received more briefing on children kidnapped from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, with an assurance from Governor Aminu Bello Masari of steady progress to bring them out unharmed. “We are making progress and the outlook is positive,’’ the governor told newsmen after an…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed that the US$50million University of Transportation, Daura, scheduled to take off September next year will be built free of charge by the Chinese government. The Minister who stated this at the weekend in Daura, Katsina State, during his maiden inspection tour of the ongoing project,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Border Drill Operations of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have reportedly seized 140 bags of foreign rice at a warehouse in Daura. The warehouse allegedly belongs to Alhaji Habu Sarkin-Fulani. Daily Nigerian reports that the owner is a confidant of President Muhammadu Buhari. Customs operatives, acting on a tip-off,…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A civil society organisation, Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance, says it has called for the probe of the sacked Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mr Lawal Daura, for his alleged link with two fraudulent foreign bank accounts. The group alleged that part of the over £3m released by the…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Chief Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa, Coordinator of Ohanaeze Youth Wing is South South on Friday urged politicians to focus on public interest in the current crisis in the National Assembly. Arthur-Ugwa said that the timely intervention of Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on the crisis averted embarrassment to the nation. He said that…
LAGOS JULY 3RD(NEWSRANGERS)-One person died while over 100 houses were damaged in Daura, hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State, after heavy rainstorm on Sunday. Some of the affected areas within Daura include: GRA, Dunu, Tsame and Kalgo. The Director of the Local Education and Social Services, Abubakar Mashi, who conducted officials of the…