LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Clerk of the National Assembly and Clerk of the Senate, from giving effect to the judgment that sacked Ifeanyi Ubah from the Senate. The court, in an interim order that was granted by Justice Taiwo Taiwo,…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For only the third time in American history, the Senate on Thursday began considering articles of impeachment to determine whether the president should be removed from office. Despite the partisan nature of the House’s inquiry last month and a simmering debate over whether the Senate should subpoena witnesses in the trial, the…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the objections raised by the Senate and reservations expressed by some Nigerians about its visa-on-arrival policy for Africans, the Federal Government has commenced the implementation of the new visa regime. Sunday PUNCH findings revealed that the visa-on-arrival policy commenced on January 1, as planned. Also, the Nigeria Immigration Service has deployed…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump became the third sitting president in U.S. history to be impeached, as the House of Representatives approved on Wednesday the two articles of impeachment against him: that he abused the power of his office by pressuring Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election on his behalf, and that he obstructed…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate joint committee on Navy, Maritime and Finance has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the DG NIMASA Dakuku Peterside. During plenary on Wednesday, the Committee said the reason it might issue an arrest warrant is due to the alleged failure of Mr. Peterside to appear before the panel….
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The crisis rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission deepened on Friday when the House of Representatives differed with the Senate over the status of the Interim Management Committee set up by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, on the orders of President Muhammadu Buhari. The President forwarded the 2019 and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill also known as the Social Media Bill has passed second reading in the Senate. The bill passed second reading on Wednesday with support by majority of Senators despite opposition to the proposed legislation by Nigerian citizens who are of the opinion that the bill…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate has begun a fresh electoral reform which has mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adopt the much-awaited electronic voting method for future polls. The lawmakers also compelled INEC to operate an electronic database into which all results in an election should be transmitted. A bill to amend the…