LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ECOWAS Court of Justice, today, July 14th, 2022 held that the Federal Government of Nigeria ban on Twitter is unlawful . The Federal Government of Nigeria suspended Twitter operation in Nigeria on June 4, 2021 two days after a controversial tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari was deleted by Twitter. The Nigerian…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has declared wanted all Boko Haram suspects who fled the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje, Abuja. In a statement on Friday, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) revealed the names and photos of 69 inmates who escaped from the correctional facility following an attack by terrorists three days ago….
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has approved implementation of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) 2022-2026 which provides for a slash in import duty of pickup vehicles to 10 per cent without payment of the controversial National Automotive Council (NAC) levy. The circular obtained by Daily Sun…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government says the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, which is under renovation, will be known as Lagos Creative and Entertainment Centre, upon completion. The Federal Government says the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, which is under renovation, will be known as Lagos Creative and Entertainment Centre, upon completion. The Minister…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An expectant mother and her husband, a couple and two sisters are among those being held by terrorists who attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train, it was learnt yesterday. Aliyu Mahmud, a relative of the seven-month pregnant woman, was among the victims’ families who staged a peaceful protest at the Radio House in Abuja…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos Lawyer and Activist, Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo has written a letter to the Federal Government of Nigeria condemning the blocking of telephone lines of Nigerians who have not link their National Identity Number (NIN) to their telephone numbers. Omirhobo in a letter dated April 5th, 2022 addressed to the Federal…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two million people will start receiving about N20bn from June this year as basic cash transfers and conditional cash transfers under the National Cash Transfer Programme, the Federal Government has said. It was gathered that the Federal Government would pay the two million people N5,000 each under the basic cash transfer and…
By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I was amused when I read of HRM Ogiame Atuwase III, donation of 52 hectares of land to 90 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army for the construction of a barracks accommodation for officers and men of the battalion in Koko, Warri North Local Government Area of…