http://ift.tt/2zlJ0OF IGP Idris LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 42 suspected armed robbers and cultists detained by the Special Anti Robbery Squad cell (SARS) in Yenagoa on Tuesday broke free from detention and escaped. A Policeman attached to the SARS who was drafted to cordon off the facility said that they were still taking stock…
http://ift.tt/2iBUWBo Amaechi LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two bridges in Jibowu and Costain, Lagos, will be demolished by the federal government for the laying of rail tracks which will start in December this year. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi said this after a meeting with the contractor handling the rail project, China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC)….
http://ift.tt/2zBrMwY Cross River State Governor, Ayade LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are indications that all is not well in Cross River State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over claims by the state’s National Assembly Caucus of highhandedness and non-inclusive congresses by Governor Ben Ayade. The lawmakers from the state in a letter to the…
http://ift.tt/2AhoknC Emefiele LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, had stakes in at least three companies in offshore tax havens, and, by his own admission, illegally remained connected to at least one of them until July 2017, while also holding on to his top CBN job, an investigation by…
http://ift.tt/2zE94F4 CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), default quality LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari, to abolish the Excess Crude Account (ECA). The Upper Chamber insists that the Excess Crude Account is alien to the 1999 constitution and therefore it is an illegality. A federal lawmaker, Senator Rose Oko, in…
http://ift.tt/2iByk3V Obaseki LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Edo State, have asked Governor Godwin Obaseki to fulfill the ‘stomach infrastructure’s promises he made during his campaign. APC chairman in Oredo local government area, Godwin Alabi, spoke on behalf of supporters, at Urhokpota Hall, Benin City during a visit by the governor. Governor…
http://ift.tt/2yCrExd LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Global oil benchmark, Brent crude, hit a 28-month high since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power in mid 2015. Brent, on which Nigeria’s crude oil is priced, rose by $2 to $64.07 per barrel as of 8:03pm Nigerian time on Monday, more than $19 higher than the country’s oil price benchmark…
http://ift.tt/2yCTgT4 Ekweme LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The family of former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme, has dismissed reports making the rounds claiming that the elder statesman is dead. It could be recalled that barely a week ago, Ekwueme, reportedly collapsed and was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit of Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery, Enugu State. Following his…