LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-As many homes and businesses continue to groan under poor power supply and lack of prepaid meters, the Nigerian government has vowed to sanction “underperforming” distribution companies. This comes more than eight years after the country’s power sector was privatised, leading to the transfer of the distribution and generation companies carved out…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Thursday approved the request by the United States of America, for suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, to be extradited over the $1.1million wire fraud perpetrated by Abass Ramon aka Hushpuppi and 4 others Government’s approval was made known…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has said measures to keep Nigerians in Ukraine safe and to evacuate those who wish to leave the war-hit country are ongoing. This was disclosed in a statement titled, ‘Federal Government Reassures Of Its Commitment To The Safety Of Nigerians In Ukraine,’ signed by the Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Monday directed filmmakers to eschew money ritual contents in their movies. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this during a media visit to Daily Trust office in Abuja. The minister said the confession of some money ritual suspects that they learnt the heinous act on social…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has dragged the Federal Government to court to seek release from the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The PUNCH has learnt. Kyari, in his suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, is praying the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the NDLEA to grant him…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to provide body cameras to be attached to officers and men of security agencies in Nigeria and create situation rooms across the country to monitor their activities. The body cameras, the House argued, will help checkmate cases of abuse of power and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the final forfeiture of 24 landed property belonging to a top military officer. The anti-graft agency said the property valued at N10. 9bn were controlled through proxies. According to a statement on Tuesday by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, Justice N. E Maha of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian rights group has asked the High Court to force the government to publish an agreement with Twitter that led to the restoration of the social media company’s services last month following a six-month ban. Nigeria suspended Twitter last June after the U.S. company removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari…