LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has asked the Libyan Football Federation, LFF, to submit documents relating to the cancellation of the 2025 AFCON qualifying Group D fixture against Nigeria. The Super Eagles pulled out of the game which was scheduled for October 15, after their plane was diverted to Labraq Airport…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced that UNISTAR meters will be phased out by November 14, 2024, urging customers to apply for new meters to avoid being switched to postpaid billing. In a notice posted on Friday, October 11, 2024, the company emphasized that UNISTAR meters are no longer compatible…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has until August 23 to present persuasive arguments as to why Chicago State University should not be ordered to release his academic records to Atiku Abubakar, his rival in the February 25 Nigerian presidential election, according to court filings seen by Peoples Gazette. This deadline was imposed on August…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the seven-day ultimatum given by West African leaders for the military in Niger to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum draws to a close, both sides have crucial decisions to make. Last Sunday evening, the regional bloc Ecowas, headed by President Bola Tinubu of neighbouring Nigeria, said the junta had a week to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protesters have besieged the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) over a ruling of the supreme court on the deadline for use of old naira notes. A seven-member panel of the apex court led by John Okoro, on Wednesday, temporarily…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) not to end the use of old naira notes on 10 February. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a seven-member panel of the court, led by John Okoro, gave the order of interim injunction amid acute scarcity of newly…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday announced the extention of deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The commission in a statement by its spokesperson, Festus Okoye, said that the deadline for PVC collection has been extended by by seven days. “The Commission is determined to ensure that registered…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday evening, paid N13 million for the 52-year jail term bagged for N240 million money laundering offence. Recall that Justuce Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a judgment, had found Okupe guilty in 26 out of the 59 counts preferred…