http://ift.tt/2AZFHej LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government, yesterday, paid N421 million to the Ikoyi whistleblower, who provided information leading to the discovery of $43.5 million, £27,800 and N23.2 million at No. 16 Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. Vanguard exclusively gathered that the money was paid to the beneficiary by officials of the Ministry of Finance after…
http://ift.tt/2C81e3z LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kaduna Division of the National Industrial Court on Thursday stopped the planned sack of 21,780 primary school teachers who failed a competency test organised by the state government. Daily Trust recalls that the lawyer representing the teachers, Samuel Atum, had on October 30 filed a motion of “interlocutory injunction”, asking…
http://ift.tt/2C80VFX LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governors of the 36 states have approved the withdrawal of $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account for the ongoing fight against Boko Haram insurgents in the North-east. The decision was taken during the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Edo…
http://ift.tt/2yv0fbI LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would need the full support of its members in the South West to effectively execute its plan to regain political power in 2019, Chairman of the party’s National Reconciliation Committee (NRC) and Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, has said. The committee was in the…
http://ift.tt/2AI8s27 LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has maintained that the Bill for an Act for the Establishment of the Non-Governmental Organisations Regulatory Commission, proposed by the House of Representatives, to regulate Non-Governmental Organisations, is apparently orchestrated to repress the voice of the people and subjugate Civil Society groups in…
http://ift.tt/2CiBdj3 Humjo instructing a lady on location LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nollywood producer/ director, Humprey Ojonugwa Ottuh, popularly referred to as Humjo by colleagues blast female actress who are willing to act nude roles, as.he publicly declared that deep love roles and nudedity are not part of our culture hence Nigerians waiting to see a nude…
http://ift.tt/2jS4CZQ Bola Ige LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Osun State House of Assembly on Wednesday issued a warrant of arrest on late Chief Bola Ige’s son, Muyiwa Ige, over his failure to appear before the committee of the house. The House had earlier summoned him to appear before it on Wednesday. Ige, who was a former…
http://ift.tt/2AGYz4M LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress, APC, will welcome to its fold, former governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala; former Senate leader, Senator Teslim Folarin and former Secretary to the State Government, Chief Ayodele Adigun, on Saturday. Also expected to join the party were Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, Honourable Segun Odebunmi, Rauf Olaniyan,…