LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Team Nigeria’s quest for Tokyo Olympics tickets in both men’s 4x100m and women’s 4x400m relays could not materialise in Lagos yesterday. But the women’s 4x100m made up of Blessing Okagbare, Grace Nwokocha, Blessing Ogundare and Rosemary Chukwuma gave the spectators something to celebrate, as they ran 42.97 seconds to improve on their…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 894 students of the Nigerian Law School (NLS) who took part in the Final Bar Examinations, conducted in August 2019, failed, the Council for Legal Education said on Thursday. According to the Council, about 4,425 students, who were successful in the exams would be called to bar from November…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A disagreement between elected lawmakers and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has stalled the inauguration of the state’s 7th Assembly. It was learnt that the disagreement centred mainly on who becomes the Speaker of the 24-member House of Assembly. According to informed sources, while over 20 of the elected lawmakers who belong…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has sacked over 80 manager-level employees, according to dailytrust report. The corporation started issuing letters to the affected workers on Friday. At the Kaduna Refining & Petrochemical Company (KRPC), over 20 workers were affected. Spokesman for the corporation Mr. Ndu Ughamadu told Daily Trust that the…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Law School on Tuesday called to bar 1,550 candidates who were successful in the April 2018 Bar final examination and 12 others from previous bar final examinations. The Director- General of the school, Prof. Isa Ciroma, said at the July Call to Bar ceremony for the successful candidates in Abuja…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sen. Dino Melaye has taken a swipe at his party for failing to meet the expectations of Nigerians. According to Vanguardngr, the senator spoke after he was conferred with the Legislator of the Year 2017 by Daily Asset Newspaper in Abuja. He said: “The APC government has become Public Complaint Commission. We…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)Former Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election next year, saying he has failed in his management of Africa’s most populous country. “I only appeal to brother Buhari to consider a deserved rest at this point in time,” Obasanjo said on Tuesday in an emailed statement. “President…
