LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammad Buhari, yesterday, asked Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to flush out all the criminals in his state, especially the forest reserves. Akeredolu briefs Buhari: Although the Governor failed to grant State House correspondents an interview at the end of his close doors meeting with the President at Aso Rock in…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday afternoon met with the newly appointed Service Chiefs, charging them to be patriotic, and serve the country well. His words: “We’re in a state of emergency. Be patriotic, serve the country well, as your loyalty is to the country.” The President congratulated the Service Chiefs on heading their…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has signed the Coronavirus Disease Health Protection Bill 2021 making the use of face masks in public places mandatory, among other measures to curtail the further spread of COVID-19. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Wednesday. He…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has fired the heads of the country’s armed forces whom he appointed when he first took office in 2015. In a surprise move, he also tweeted the names of their replacements. No reason was given for the resignations of the army, navy, air force and chief of defence…
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has given approval to the National Agricultural and Land Development Agency (NALDA) to permanently employ some 30,000 agricultural and other science graduates to handle soil test and other responsibilities for the agency. The Executive Secretary of NALDA, Paul Ikonne, stated this Monday while briefing journalists on the activities of…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lauretta Onochie, Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said every tribe in the country has bad eggs. She also claimed that many critics of the Buhari regime were driven by hate and bitterness and were, therefore, wont to accuse Fulani herdsmen of every…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the reconstitution of the Board of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), with the reinstatement of Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye from the South West as chairman. Adesoye, who is former NPA board chairman, replaces Akinwunmi Recketts, a former Commissioner for Information in Cross River State under former Governor Liyel Imoke and an ally…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has taken a swipe at the Buhari administration, describing its performance as disappointing. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Daily Trust on Sunday, Jega, who conducted the election that ushered in President Muhmmadu Buhari in 2015, said the…