LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Defence Academy, Kaduna, has tried and found guilty 14 cadets on various offences, including examination malpractices, indiscipline and other acts of misconduct. The NDA, established in February 1964, is a degree awarding military institution offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The PUNCH gathered on Tuesday that 13 cadets were dismissed while…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the application for review of its January 14 judgement which sacked Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Imo State governor and installed Hope Uzodinma in his stead. The apex court ruled against the application six-to-one. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, led…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An $875 million (716.7 million pounds) Nigerian government lawsuit against U.S. bank JPMorgan is clear to move forward after a London-based appeals court on Tuesday rejected the bank’s bid to have the case dismissed. The bank had asked the court to quash the Nigerian government’s case, arguing that it had no prospect…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential cINEC Server: Atiku Disowns Report He Plans To Lead Protest If He Loses At Tribunalandidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed a viral claim that he plans to lead a street protest if the Presidential Election Tribunal ruled against him and his party. The debunked claim…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has struck out the case seeking to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari from the 2019 elections over circumstances surrounding his school certificate. A lawyer, Lezina Amegua, had prayed the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to disqualify the President, but…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NESRANGERS)-AIG Adamu Ibrahim, in charge of Zone 2 Command, has approved the dismissal of four policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State, over alleged robbery and other crimes. CSP Dolapo Badmus, the Zone’s spokesperson, confirmed the dismissal on Sunday in Lagos. According to Badmus, the dismissed officers are…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has dismissed Prof. Richard Akindele who was recently alleged to have been involved in a sex-for-marks scandal with a postgraduate student of the foremost higher institution. OAU Vice Chancellor VC Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede announced Akindele’s dismissal in a statement issued Wednesday in Ile-Ife….