LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I write to rebut the pathetic threat by the President of the Police Officers Wives’ Association and wife of the Inspector-General of Police, Hajia Hajara Usman Baba, to remove “beer parlours” in police barracks across the country. “We are going to send signals immediately for the relocation of the ‘beer parlours’. If…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mixed reactions greeted the sack of the Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari in Makurdi, the Benue state capital on Tuesday. While many people were visibly happy over the sack, some were indifferent to the removal of the Service Chiefs. Those that were indifferent argued that the sack was belated and as…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Buhari has said that the clamor for the sacking of service chiefs is ‘out of place’. Shehu said this when he appeared on Arise TV news on Monday night, November 30. According to Shehu, the president has the prerogative to appoint or…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Embattled Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has headed for court over his purported removal from office by the Chief Wale Babalakin (SAN)-led Governing Council. Ogundipe, The Nation learnt, briefed leading constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) to head to court and challenge…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, has asked the public to ignore the announcement of his removal from office. Earlier on Wednesday, Ogundipe’s removal was announced during a meeting of the varsity’s governing council which was presided over by Wale Babalakin, pro-chancellor and chairman of the council. The meeting…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The current probe of the National Assembly is an attempt to delude Nigerians, foremost Nigerian anti-corruption group said on Tuesday. Human and Environmental Development Agenda, (HEDA Resource Centre) in a statement signed by its Chairman Olanrewaju Suraju said the Federal Government should take two important steps to ensure a transparent and meaningful…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the removal of all the service chiefs and an announcement is expected anytime from now, according to two people familiar with the matter. Those set to be replaced, according to THEWILL’s sources, are the Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin, 57; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen….
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The recent dethronement and subsequent removal of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano has been described by the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, as a reflection of recklessness and lawlessness that pervade the country. Obi cautioned that such actions “impact more negatively on Nigeria than on…