LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leaders of the West African regional grouping, Ecowas, have approved the withdrawal of three countries ruled by the military from the bloc, but have offered a six-month grace period for them to reconsider. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger plan to withdraw from Ecowas in January after refusing the bloc’s demand to restore…
By Barr. (Chief) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I was miffed beyond measure when I watched a press briefing where the Governor of Delta State,.Sheriff Oborevwori was ignorantly or would I say cowardly hailing the FGN and the military high command for their interventions for the withdrawal of Soldiers from the Okuama and a dishonest…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in 2023 Presidential election and former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi has reacted to the report of the withdrawal of Nigeria’s senior men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Afrobasket 2025 Qualifiers due to lack of funds. Obi who made the reaction…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R) introduced a bill to Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 6 which called for the complete withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations. The bill, titled Disengaging Entirely from the United Nations Debacle (DEFUND) Act, would see the U.S. stop participating in U.N. peacekeeping operations including providing…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party (LP) has called on all election petition tribunals to disregard letters by its suspended National Legal Adviser, Samuel Akingbade, withdrawing all the party’s petitions. The party’s Acting National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, stated on Tuesday in Abuja that the presidential election petition tribunal in particular should dismiss the letter. He…
LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali, has ordered an immediate withdrawal of senior police officers attached to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The development signals a simmering hostility between the two law enforcement agencies with a longstanding history of collaboration that has helped the anti-graft agency to meet its personnel needs…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Rivers State government and he Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are throwing counter allegations as the anti-graft agency is requesting for the interrogation and the release of three officials of the Rivers State Government, who are implicated in the alleged illegal withdrawal of N118billion public funds. Their action is said…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Plans are underway to peg cash withdrawal limit of state governors to N20 million monthly, Daily Sun investigation has revealed. The new policy, it is learnt, will soon be communicated to the managements of commercial banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). A Federal Government source, who disclosed the plans to…