http://ift.tt/2uOUgO8 El-Rufai LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Akida group, in Kaduna State, has criticized Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s policies, stating that he has put the party “on a cliff running up to 2019.” The party added that El-Rufai often failed to consult with critical stakeholders on matters relating to members and…
http://ift.tt/2sNX0tC Sister Blessing Olowojoba LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Catholic Nun identified as Sister Blessing Olowojoba has been reportedly kidnapped in Kogi state by suspected kidnappers. According to a Nun from the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus (EHJ), the sister was kidnapped in Okene, recently. The sister who was identified as Biola Victoria, urged people to pray…
http://ift.tt/2tKxUNQ Buhari and Osibanjo LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has left Nigeria for the United Kingdom. Osinbajo is scheduled to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari, who has been in the United Kingdom on medical vacation. According to the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity in the Office of the Vice…
http://ift.tt/2sLYkxh Sheriff and Markafi LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court will on Wednesday decide on the leadership tussle between the Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A five-member panel of justices presided by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, had on May 22 reserved judgment…
http://ift.tt/2sYEOlv LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS) Mr. Lawrence Okojie, a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority was allegedly shot dead by gunmen on Saturday night in Benin, NAN reports. Okojie was reported to have been killed around Ogunola Junction, off Siluko Road. The spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP Moses Nkombe, who confirmed the report,…
http://ift.tt/2ubrvOP Dino Melaye LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission has been restrained by the Federal High Court, Abuja, from going ahead with the process of recalling Senator Dino Melaye from the Nigerian Senate. The order was served to the electoral body this morning by the Mike Ozekhome, SAN, who is the lead counsel…
http://ift.tt/2tGN86i LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWDRANGERS)-A man, said to be a pastor, Mr. Robert Gwegwe, has allegedly attacked the Secretary of the Civil Liberties Organisation, Bayelsa State chapter, Mr. Timi Igoli, by stabbing him in the eye. The incident reportedly took place on May 29, 2017, at a mobile phone shop in Yenagoa. Pastor Gwegwe was…
http://ift.tt/2uJBHuU L-R: Tuface_Idibia,_Rob_Lawson,_Abiodun_Akintaju,_Elvis_Krivokuca,_Femi_Badore_and_Olu_Jacobs_at_launch_of_Western_Lotto[1] LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-New entertainment and gaming company Western Lotto Nigeria Limited entered the market July 10 with five international lottery games and pledged a determination to alter the landscape of gaming in Nigeria. Managing Director of Western Lotto, Mr Elvis Krovokuca, said Western Lotto Nigeria Limited seeks through its products “to…
