LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential spokesperson Daniel Bwala has criticised a recent ruling by a U.S. court ordering the release of documents related to President Bola Tinubu held by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other anti-drug agencies. The decision was issued by Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Federal High Court has dismissed reports that the newly assigned judge in the case of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has stepped down. The FHC, in a statement signed by the Chief Registrar, Sulaiman Hassan, on Tuesday described the report as “false and misleading.” A…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) has sacked its staff member for harassing and extorting N100, 000 from South Africa-bound passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, recently. The company took the action after it confirmed the allegation to be true in an investigative panel set up to scrutinize his activities….
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Baltasar Engonga has been acquitted in connection with the viral sextape scandal that sparked widespread media attention earlier this year. A court has officially dismissed all charges against him, clearing him of any wrongdoing. The case, which had drawn significant public scrutiny, was dismissed after the court found insufficient evidence to support…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Borno State government has dismissed reports that Umara, one of the sons of Governor Babagana Zulum, was arrested for the alleged murder of an Indian. According to social media reports, Umara, a student at a university in New Delhi, reportedly smashed a bottle of alcoholic drink on a Chinese national who…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, struck out a charge against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu (Cubana Chief Priest), over alleged abuse of the Naira. The judge struck out the charge following the adoption of terms of settlement between Cubana and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has dismissed a petition against the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Muhammed Bello-Koko. Recall that a Non-Governmental Organisations in Nigeria, had petitioned the House Committee on Public Petitions alleging that the MD recorded a bad debt of N178 billion in the audited financial statement of…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria has sacked the entire board of Polaris bank, Titan bank, and Keystone Bank. CBN sources say the decision was taken in a meeting led by the apex bank’s governor, Yemi Cardoso. The action follows the recommendation of the Special Investigator, Jim Obazee, appointed by President Bola Tinubu in…