LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has denied apologising to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), or anybody in the Presidency for inviting him to address Nigerians on the growing insecurity in the country. Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, issued the denial in a statement on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a letter dated January 6, 1984, and addressed to the then UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, Nigeria’s incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari, then a Maj-General, listed reasons that necessitated the 1984 coup in which he emerged the Head of State. The bloodless coup which upstaged the democratic government of Alhaji Shehu Shagari…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the push for registration of Nigerians for National Identity Number (NIN), and withdraw the threat to block SIM cards. The Human Rights group in a statement on Sunday asked the President to “instruct the Minister of Communications and Digital…
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to compel President Muhammadu Buhari to sack all the service chiefs over their alleged failure to curb insecurity in the country. In the suit that was lodged by the governorship candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in Adamawa State, Alhaji Said Uba,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six days after their abduction, students of Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina State have been freed, the Secretary to the Katsina State Government, Mustapha Inuwa, said. Earlier, the terror group, Boko Haram, claimed responsibility of the abduction and subsequently released a video that showed some of the boys believed to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prominent Niger Delta Activist, Mr. Tamuno George has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Mr. Effiong Okon Akwa, as interim administrator of the Commission. George in a statement on Sunday, said the appointment of Mr. Effiong Okon Akwa, as interim administrator of the Commission was timely to overseer to the conclusion of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate has stepped down the confirmation of the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The chamber has reached out to the presidency to replace Onochie, whose nomination has divided senators. The Presidency is currently weighing its…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least, 20 people, mostly males, including a village head, Malam Falalu Galadima, have been kidnapped in Katsina State by suspected bandits. According to HumAngle, the villages- Gamji, Ungwar Mato and another all in Faskari Local Government were attacked by the gunmen who operated for about three hours on Tuesday. The bandits,…
