LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The racism row concerning members of Argentina’s Copa America-winning squad has taken a dramatic twist with the sacking by the government of undersecretary for Sports, Julio Garro. Garro was shown the door after he reportedly demanded that Lionel Messi should apologise for the chants sung by his side following victory against Colombia….
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government is set to sack the boards of Union Bank Limited and Titan Trust Bank Limited next week in a move to effectively take over the two financial service institutions, a source with the knowledge of the move told THEWILL on Saturday. The action follows the recommendation of the Special…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s main opposition candidates in this year’s presidential election appealed a ruling that upheld President Bola Tinubu’s victory and asked the nation’s Supreme Court in separate applications to declare them the winner instead, according to documents seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday. In the documents filed, both the Peoples Democratic Party’s…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Command in Adamawa State on Wednesday, dismissed two police officers for killing two women accused of witchcraft. According to the Command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the two men whose names were: Insp Ahmed Suleiman and PC Mahmood Muhammed were tried and found guilty before being dismissed. Prior to their dismissal,…
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Government has disbanded the media crew attached to the Office of the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. Governor Godwin Obaseki also directed Shaibu to henceforth request for media coverage of his activities from the Ministry of Communication and Orientation. Obaseki stated this in a statement issued by the Commissioner for…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The CBN says online media reports purporting the sacking of the bank’s governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, is untrue. Head of Corporate Communications at the CBN, Osita Nwanisiobi, made the rebuttal on Wednesday in Abuja . Emefiele is currently out of the country on official assignment. African Examiner reports that Emefiele has been…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has rejected the court’s ruling which ordered his removal from office. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had earlier on Tuesday sacked Umahi and his deputy, Dr. Kelechi Igwe, over their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He held that the votes…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the sack of some pastors by Bishop David Oyedepo’s Living Faith Church. Omokri said Living Faith was right to have sacked the pastors because they failed in evangelism. Pointing out that the church “is in order,” the former presidential aide said…