LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate, Thursday, ordered for the immediate deportation SAMSUNG Managing Director, Young Ho Jo, back to South Korea by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS. Senator Solomon Adeola, chairman of the Senate ad-hoc committee probing the over $16.35 billion Egina Oil Field Project made this disclosure. Adeola, who represents Lagos West senatorial district,…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Thursday directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to declare the results of June 12, 1993 presidential election and recognise late chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola former President and Babagana Kingibe as former Vice President. The Upper chamber also urged the Federal Government to pay all allowances and entitlement to…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leaders of oil and gas producing communities in Delta State, have vowed to resist any attempt by the National Assembly to further enslave and impoverished the host communities in the controversial Petroleum Host and Impacted Communities Development Bill. This was made known in a open letter by Gbaramatu-Egbema-Ogulagha Coastal Communities Front…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The two chambers of the National Assembly are currently holding a joint session. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara announced that members of the House of Representatives and Senate will be having the joint executive session. Members of the Senate have since moved into the Green chamber for the joint…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye hascalled on President Muhammadu Buhari to apologise to members of NationalAssembly over his alleged derogatory statement on the lawmakers. The President had penultimate Tuesday attacked the National Assembly members at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while receiving members of the Buhari Support Organisation…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Senate finally passed the long-awaited 2018 Appropriation Bill, on Tuesday, bringing to an end mouths of horse trading between the executivw and legislature . The budget, which was pegged at N8.6 trillion by President Buhari, was however jacked up by N508 billion thus bringing the total to N9.1 trillion. The…
LAGOS MAY 10H (NEWSRANGERS)-Less than 24 hours after the Senate declared the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, unfit to head office, police authorities have vowed to challenge the decision in court. Commissioner of Police (Legal), Force Headquarters, Mr. David Igbodo, stated this on Thursday while appearing on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. “That…
i LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris has reacted to Wednesday’s Senate resolution which declared him an enemy of democracy and unfit to hold his office, saying he owes the Senate no apology following his refusal to appear in person at the red chamber. The Senate had Wednesday entered an Executive…