http://ift.tt/2xhDjx0 LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWRANGERS)-1.A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air Beetle Aircraft today crashed in Kaduna while on a mission. The only soul on board the aircraft, one of the NAF’s experienced instructor pilots, was unfortunately lost during the mishap. The cause of the incident is unknown but the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)…
http://ift.tt/2wt4S8Y LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Massachusetts woman who won the second-largest prize in Powerball history is a hospital worker and mother of two, she revealed at a press conference Thursday. Mavis Wanczyk, 53, said she was at work at the Chicopee Medical Center when she learned of her newfound fortune. “I called and told them…
http://ift.tt/2vt6hb2 LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee, Ahmed Makarfi, on Thursday commenced the fence meeting with all the aggrieved members of the party in Oyo State. Makarfi assured former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja and other aggrieved members of equal right and level playing field…
http://ift.tt/2wC4e9W Delta Sate Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Delta State Government has explained its decision to sell part of its equity stake in Delta Transport Services Limited, saying that the company failed to be commercially viable. Because of its nonviable nature, the state government was injecting capital into the company from time…
http://ift.tt/2g91ycH Roberto Carlos LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Rio de Janeiro judge has sentenced former Real Madrid and Brazil international full-back, Roberto Carlos, to jail for failing to pay child support, after he claimed financial problems to justify the delay of payment to his ex. The 44-year-old owes his ex-partner, Barbara Thurler, $20,000. Carlos, a father…
http://ift.tt/2xwbD6X George Sekibo LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Appeal Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Senator George Sekibo challenging the judgment of the Rivers State National Election Tribunal which removed him as Senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District. The Appellate Court held that the appeal lacked merit as it did not show facts as to…
http://ift.tt/2wnSuaF Dr Ifeanyi Okowa LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta state Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has called on Nigerians to genuinely seek for God with faith in other to overcome the present economic stress occasioned by recession in the economy. The governor made the call during the 40th Year Anniversary of the Christian Pentecostal Mission, Delta…
http://ift.tt/2v6tGEa IGP Idris LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NESRANGERS)-The police command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the abduction of a former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr. Hussaini Akwanga. Akwanga served during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo but was removed on Dec. 4, 2003, following an alleged $214 million national identity card scam. The spokesman for…
