LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has suspended a private jet charter and aircraft maintenance firm, Executive Jet Services, for flying Musician, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, to Abuja to attend a concert. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said this during the Presidential Task Force briefing in Abuja on Monday. Sirika said the aircraft…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has pulled the brake on the process of gazetting Executive Order 10 (EO10) following the concerns raised by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). The decision is to give enough time for the resolution of the issues raised by the governors. Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, who doubles as NGF…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bauchi State government has suspended lockdown in the state due to fear of hardship. The government explained that the suspension of the two weeks total lockdown of the state followed the realization of the untold hardship it’s citizens may be subjected to due to non provision of palliative measures Similarly, the…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Football in England has been suspended indefinitely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League, EFL, FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship have all been suspended – with matches only set to resume when it is safe to do according to the latest government guidance. The Premier League had…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressive Congress (APC) has suspended the former Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the former member of the President Buhari campaign Council, Engr.Preye Aganaba and eleven other chieftains of the party over alleged anti-party activities. Other chieftains of the Party suspended include the State Deputy…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of ThisDay Newspapers Limited has suspended indefinitely two of its deputy editors over a false report about the United States’ embassy denying visa to the founder of Living Faith Church, David Oyedepo. The report published last Friday claimed that Oyedepo created a scene at the embassy after being denied visa…
LAGOS JANUARY31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ethiopian Airlines on Thursday suspended all flights to China, where an outbreak of coronavirus has killed at least 170 people, according to the airline’s passenger call centre. The airline, Africa’s most profitable, is the main gateway between China and Africa and suspension of its service is expected to significantly disrupt air travel. The…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The hearing of the appeals of Governors Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto and Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano States, including four other governors was suspended by the Supreme Court on Monday. Other governors, whose appeals were affected are Emeka Ihedioha (Imo), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Simon Lalong (Plateau), and Samuel Ortom (Benue). Before the apex…