LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq says he plans to approach the State House of Assembly to repeal the law granting pensions to former governors and their deputies in the state. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had made similar moves earlier in the week while presenting the 2021 budget of N1.155 trillion. In…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two persons were feared killed and many vehicles destroyed after members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), tricycle operators and traders from Ladipo spare parts market clashed at Five-Star bus stop on Oshodi-Apapa expressway yesterday. Stray bullets reportedly hit the deceased, said to be traders. The incident forced traders…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has proposed to abolish the controversial pension and entitlements law of 2007 that approved payments of pensions and other ridiculous entitlements to former governors and deputy governors of the state. Sanwo-Olu made his intentions public when he presented the N1.154 trillion 2021 budget estimates to…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian lady, who prefers not to be named, has narrated her worst ordeal inside the usual traffic in Lagos state. According to her, she left Ikoyi to visit her friend at Magboro area of Ogun state. But, the journey which as supposed to last no more than one hour, lasted for…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lifted the curfew imposed on the state with immediate effect. This was contained in a press statement by the Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Saturday. The statement read, “The curfew imposed on Lagos State after the hijack of the peaceful #EndSARS…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular Nigerian movie star and politician, Desmond Elliot, has come under severe criticism on social media regarding his proposal to regulate the social media. Elliot, who represents Surulere constituency in the Lagos Assembly was seen in a video that went viral championing for his colleagues at the Lagos Assembly to regulate the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 24-hour curfew declared on October 20 was eased on Saturday with movement allowed from 8am to 6pm. However, the hours have been reviewed and movement is now allowed from 6am to 8pm, while schools in the state will remain closed. Gbenga Omotoso, commissioner for information and strategy, in a statement on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, has lamented the invasion and wanton looting of public and private assets in the state of late. Tinubu made this known on Saturday when he paid a visit to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the State House in Marina. Addressing journalists after the meeting with…