LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has granted erstwhile Commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, temporary bail for two weeks on passionate grounds, to go bury his mother. Kyari was granted bail to the tune of 50 million Naira and a surety in like sum….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bill to grant independence to any section of Nigeria that seeks self-determination is among 40 others that have been submitted for alterations for the review of the 1999 constitution of Nigeria. The house review committee will to be inaugurated im February 26 in Abuja. Also received is a bill for the…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Sierra Leonean president has been granted permission to travel abroad on medical grounds despite facing treason charges. The High Court ruling comes amid speculation that Ernest Bai Koroma has agreed to go into exile in Nigeria if charges against him were dropped. He was accused of treason and other offences…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has granted the Labour Party (LP) access to the election materials that were used for the February 25, 2023 presidential and the National Assembly elections. LEADERSHIP reports that the Labour Party officials were inspecting the election materials at the Commission’s headquarters in Maitama, Abuja. The LP…
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday granted the request of Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, request to inspect the election materials used during last Saturday’s presidential poll. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Atiku and Obi approached to Presidential Election…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court of Nigeria has granted the use of hijab by female Muslim students in Lagos State Government-owned schools. The apex court delivered the ruling upholding the use of hijab by Muslim students on Thursday in Abuja. The court dismissed an appeal by the Lagos State Government and upheld the earlier…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved a 14-day paternity leave to make men properly bond with their newborn baby or adopted one. The paternity leave is for men in the federal civil service. The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents…
By Amos Odeh LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa government on Friday announced tax relief of 50 percent for the informal sector and other tax reliefs to residents and business operators to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on tax payers Dr Nimibofa Ayawei, Executive Chairman, Bayelsa Board of Internal Revenue in a statement issued…