SERAP Orders Ex-Governors To Refund N40bn Double Pay

http://ift.tt/2t6mfYC LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to urgently institute appropriate legal action to recover over N40 billion alleged double pay to former governors who are now either ministers or senators. It asked Malami to challenge the legality of…

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LG Polls: Lagos Announces Restriction Of Vehicular Movement On Saturday

http://ift.tt/2u020yy Lagos State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has announced restriction of vehicular movement in the state on Saturday July 22, 2017 in view of the elections that will hold across the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) across the state. According…

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Dozens Missing as Cameroon Army Vessel Capsizes At Sea

http://ift.tt/2t68dWK LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Cameroon army vessel transporting “dozens” of troops from the elite Rapid Intervention Brigade capsized on Sunday off the country’s southwestern coast, a security source told AFP. The boat “capsized on Sunday between the city of Limbe and Bakassi. There were dozens of troops on board, including a colonel,” the source…

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Calabar Tank Farm Explosion Kills Nine

http://ift.tt/2tYAu4g LAGOS JULY 16 (NEWSRANGERS)-The Cross River Police Command has confirmed that nine people died in a fire outbreak that occurred at Linc Oil and Gas tank farm at around on Sunday morning. Hafiz Inuwa, the State Commissioner of police, said several other persons, who sustained injuries were currently being treated in one of the…

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Federer Makes History, Wins 8th Wimbledon Title

http://ift.tt/2tZtiU6 Switzerland’s Roger Federer is applauded by ground staff as he kisses the trophy after defeating Croatia’s Marin Cilic to win the Men’s Singles final match on day thirteen at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on July 16, 2017. (Alastair Grant / AP) LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Roger Federer’s wait for No. 8 at Wimbledon…

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Clark Confronts Obasanjo Over Criticism Of Restructuring

http://ift.tt/2vqhqdd Chief Edwin Clark LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)– Convener of the Pan Niger Delta Elders’ Forum, PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, has advised former president Olusegun Obasanjo to keep quiet over his criticism of the clamour for restructuring of the Nigerian federation. Clark, who made this known in a statement on Friday, described the former president…

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Shame As Okowa’s Aide Fumbles Over Own Speech, Bully Journalists, Ushers, Drivers

http://ift.tt/2t3WVSN Chairman, Delta State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mr Sunny Agwu LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman, Delta State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mr Sunny Agwu, publicly disgraced himself when he failed to coherently read his own speech before the Minister of States for Education, Prof Anthony Gozie Anwukah and management team of the Universal…

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