LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Thursday said it is unfortunate that some idle and indolent wailers made an issue out of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony where pigeons released by President Muhammadu Buhari refused to fly. In his weekly article titled ‘ Reflections From…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s president has approved the release of 6.45 billion naira ($16.94 million) to set up oxygen production plants in 38 sites to help treat COVID-19 patients as authorities contend with a sharp rise in cases, the government said on Thursday. Africa’s most-populous country, where officials recorded low coronavirus numbers through much of…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), as the New Director General (DG) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Until this appointment, Mohamed Buba Marwa was the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Drug Abuse. With this…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pigeons released as a tradition in commemoration of Armed Forces Remembrance Day by President Muhammadu Buhari refused to fly, causing mixed reactions of social media. President Buhari was seen trying on multiple occasions to release the birds but they only ended up sitting on the cage, managing to fly away only when…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly frowned at a comment a group based in Sokoto, “Muslim Solidarity Forum, calling on the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev Matthew Hassan Kukah to tender an unreserved apology to the entire Muslim Ummah over his recent “malicious comments” against Islam, or quietly and quickly leave the…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has appealed to Nigerians not to be hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine when it gets to Nigeria. An official also said President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osibanjo and other prominent Nigerians are willing to be among the first set of Nigerians to receive the vaccine on live…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians on social media have reacted to the nationwide speech delivered to Nigerians by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday to mark the beginning of the Year 2021. Some of them described the speech as lifeless, while some others believe it is filled with empty promises. In some comments collated by DAILY POST…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has said that the progress made by his administration was not sufficient going by the expectations of Nigerians. He also promised to re-energise and reorganize the nation’s security apparatus and personnel of the Armed Forces and the police with a view to enhancing their capacity to engage, push back…