LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Embattled former chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Aliyu Oshiomole has reacted to his suspension following an order from the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday. Oshiomole, who has been facing severe criticisms over the resignation of his successor and current Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki from the party following…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). An FCT High Court had on March 4 granted an application by six members of the APC in Edo State suspending Oshiomhole from office. A three member panel of…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)– The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has placed some members of staff on mandatory leave pending the conclusion and outcome of the on-going forensic audit. A statement from the commission says the action is based on the advice of the Lead Consultant on the Forensic Audit exercise, which has been accepted…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, March 4, has suspended the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole. Justice Danlami Senchi, ordered Oshiomhole to step down pending the determination of the substantive suit seeking his perpetual removal as the APC chairman. Meanwhile, there is a mild…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-National Vice Chairman, Northwest of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Mustapha Salihu has backed the order of a Federal Capital Territory FCT High Court which suspended the party’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday. Salihu who has been having a running battle with the national chairman over the party’s…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A civil rights organisation, under the aegis of Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers and Advocates (COPA), has faulted the suspension of the Oluwo of Iwo Land, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi by the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers (OSCTR), describing it as “weightless and unknown to any law in Nigeria.” The coalition likened the scenario to…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has temporarily lifted a suspension of the operations of two aid groups, Mercy Corps and Action Against Hunger, in the country’s northeast. The army forced both groups to close some of their offices in September, accusing Action Against Hunger of aiding terrorist groups and alleging that a large amount of money…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has slammed an indefinite suspension on Mr. David Onyekachukwu of its Life Camp branch, Abuja, over a reported indecent relationship he had with a 16-year-old girl. The indefinite suspension, according to a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the spokesperson of MFM, Brother…