LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Has Started Investigations Into An Alleged Misappropriation Of N2.5 Billion Seed Grant Released To Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) By The Federal Government For Its Digital Switch-over Programme. The Minister Of Information And Culture, Lai Mohammed, And The Director General Of The NBC,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have berated the Federal Government over its claim of spending N3.5m monthly to feed the detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim el-Zakzaky. They called on the Federal Government to obey the court order granting the Islamic leader bail to put a stop to feeding him with N3.5m monthly….
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the Federal Government’s claim of footing the bills for the burial of former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, his family is yet to get a refund of 200,000 Pounds incurred as medical bill six months after. Although the Federal Government was said to have paid the money directly to the London…
LAGOS APRIL 14T (NEWSRANGERS)-A Rivers state High Court on Friday granted the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus leave to issue a writ of summons to Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed and the federal Government. River state Chief Judge, Justice A. I . Iyayi- Lamikanra, who presided, also granted that…
s LAGOS (APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has dragged the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to court for defamation of character. Mohammed had on Friday, last week, mentioned Secondus in the first list of those he claimed looted the nation’s treasury. He alleged that…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere; a Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed; and the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, among others, came down heavily on the Federal Government over the release of a looters’ list containing just six names. They described the list as laughable while accusing the government and…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NESRANGERS)-The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Uche Secondus, has challenged the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to be ready to proof his allegation that the he collected N200m from the purse of the National Security Adviser (NSA). Secondus gave the threat in a statement issued…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has named the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus; former National Publicity Secretary, PDP, Olisa Metuh, and founder of Raypower, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, as some of the treasury looters of the nation under the party’s administration. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…