LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman/Chief Executive ofNational Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Colonel Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah has called for the declaration of state of emergency over the drug situation in Nigeria. Abdullahi who made the call during the destruction ceremony of 137 tons of illicit drugs in Edo State, South- South Nigeria, which is the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sen. Dino Melaye has taken a swipe at his party for failing to meet the expectations of Nigerians. According to Vanguardngr, the senator spoke after he was conferred with the Legislator of the Year 2017 by Daily Asset Newspaper in Abuja. He said: “The APC government has become Public Complaint Commission. We…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGER)-Lassa fever has continued to spread in Nigeria with 913 suspected cases and 73 deaths in 17 states this year with Edo and Ondo bearing 75 per cent of the burden. The acute viral haemorrhagic illness of two-21 days duration is transmitted to humans via contact with food or household items contaminated…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The General Advisor, British Military Advisory and Training Team (BMATT) in Nigeria, Major Ian Robertson, while condemning the attack and abduction of scores of students of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Dapchi in Yobe State by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, yesterday, pledged the willingness of the British military to assist in the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria needs to have wealth creators managing her affairs and not wealth sharers, if the country is to make any meaningful progress. He made this submission during a recent media chat in Lagos, during which he was asked to share his thoughts…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)- Nigeria’s state oil firm said on Tuesday it had spent $5.8 billion on fuel imports since late 2017, as it combats a fuel shortage that has left people queuing for hours at filling stations and hobbled an already-struggling economy. “The corporation’s intervention became necessary following the inability of the major and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Bobsledders from Nigeria and Jamaica made history at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Tuesday. In the two-women bobsleigh event, Nigeria’s Seun Adigun and Akuoma Omeoga became the first bobsled team to represent an African nation. Alongside skeleton athlete Simidele Adeagbo, they are also the first athletes from their country…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that there is hope for Nigeria stressing that he wouldn’t mind to commit suicide if Nigeria loses hope. .He made the declaration while answering questions from students of the Ijaw National Academy(INA) Kaiama at the school auditorium as part of activities lined up for his two day…