http://ift.tt/2vookPU LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared September 1, 2017, as Eid-el-Kabir day. Abubakar, who is the Chairman, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, made the declaration, following the sighting of the new moon of Zulhijja, on Tuesday night. In a statement signed by the Chairman, Advisory Committee on…
http://ift.tt/2wDM1b9 Buhari LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The weekly Federal Executive Council meeting will not hold on Wednesday (today). This was made known by the Presidency in the early hours of Wednesday. No reason was given for the cancelation. However, according to available information, President Muhammadu Buhari will receive the probe report on the allegations against the…
http://ift.tt/2vXmPeU MikeOzekhome LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights lawyer and legal luminary, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) on Tuesday blasted the presidency over statement credited to it that President Muhammadu Buhari would have to work from home pending the cleaning of his office which was invaded by rats and rodents. Ozekhome, a constitutional lawyer also lampooned the…
http://ift.tt/2wCOx1c Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A 10-Year- old Lagos pupil, Ogheneyorheme Malcolm Omirhobo has dragged the Federal Government, Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and National Examination Commission (NECO) to Federal High Court in the Lagos Judiciary Division Holden in Ikoyi over the non release of the details of his…
http://ift.tt/2vlWOm5 Ben Murray Bruce LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Constituents of Bayelsa East Senatorial District of Bayelsa State have giving Senator Ben Murray-Bruce 10 days ultimatum starting from August 21, 2017 to change his way, threatening that if he fails to yield to their request the will begin process of recalling him from the Senate. The angry…
http://ift.tt/2wvltK2 Neymar LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Barcelona are seeking at least 8.5 million euros ($10 million) from Neymar for breach of contract, the club said on Tuesday as the bitter fallout rumbles on from his world record 222-million-euro move to Paris Saint-Germain. “In this lawsuit, the club demands the amount already paid as a bonus for…
http://ift.tt/2inQjOw FILE PHOTO LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRAGERS)-Four men in South Africa have appeared in court facing charges of cannibalism after one of them handed himself in to police claiming that he was “tired” of eating human flesh. Appearing in court on Monday, three men, aged 22, 29 and 32, were charged with murder and possession…
http://ift.tt/2vUCTyf LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The abductors of 11 year old girl Nana Usman, daughter of a businessman Mansur Abubakar based in Malumfashi, Katsina State have demanded for N100m ransom. A close family associate, who confided in our reporter, said the abductors called the businessman thrice asking for the said amount as condition for her release….