LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Kano state high court (appeal division) has set aside the death sentence imposed on Yahya Sharif Aminu, a Kano-based singer, convicted for blasphemy. Nuraddeen Sagir, the state chief judge, who presided over the case, delivered judgement on Thursday He said the trial was full of irregularities as the appellant was not…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Niger Delta Development Commission to pay its scholarship beneficiaries studying abroad. This was contained in a statement titled ‘NDDC invites President Buhari to Commission Signature Project’ and signed by the NDDC Director, Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, on Tuesday. Odili said Buhari conveyed the directive to…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has ordered the reopening of three secondary schools in Bama Local Government. A press statement issued by the state government quoted the governor as giving the order during his visitation to the area to distribute food and other items “to those in critical need”. After the distribution,…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-– The Rivers Government on Sunday demolished two Hotels in the state for flouting lockdown orders and State’s Executive Order No. 6 against the spread of Novel COVID-19 pandemic. This was made known on Sunday in a statement by Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant (Electronic Media) to Rivers Governor. He said that…