http://ift.tt/2sLYkxh Sheriff and Markafi LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court will on Wednesday decide on the leadership tussle between the Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A five-member panel of justices presided by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, had on May 22 reserved judgment…
http://ift.tt/2sYEOlv LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS) Mr. Lawrence Okojie, a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority was allegedly shot dead by gunmen on Saturday night in Benin, NAN reports. Okojie was reported to have been killed around Ogunola Junction, off Siluko Road. The spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP Moses Nkombe, who confirmed the report,…
http://ift.tt/2ubrvOP Dino Melaye LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission has been restrained by the Federal High Court, Abuja, from going ahead with the process of recalling Senator Dino Melaye from the Nigerian Senate. The order was served to the electoral body this morning by the Mike Ozekhome, SAN, who is the lead counsel…
http://ift.tt/2tGN86i LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWDRANGERS)-A man, said to be a pastor, Mr. Robert Gwegwe, has allegedly attacked the Secretary of the Civil Liberties Organisation, Bayelsa State chapter, Mr. Timi Igoli, by stabbing him in the eye. The incident reportedly took place on May 29, 2017, at a mobile phone shop in Yenagoa. Pastor Gwegwe was…
http://ift.tt/2uJBHuU L-R: Tuface_Idibia,_Rob_Lawson,_Abiodun_Akintaju,_Elvis_Krivokuca,_Femi_Badore_and_Olu_Jacobs_at_launch_of_Western_Lotto[1] LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-New entertainment and gaming company Western Lotto Nigeria Limited entered the market July 10 with five international lottery games and pledged a determination to alter the landscape of gaming in Nigeria. Managing Director of Western Lotto, Mr Elvis Krovokuca, said Western Lotto Nigeria Limited seeks through its products “to…
http://ift.tt/2sXvMoz Patience Jonathan LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has described allegations of harassment by the wife of former president, Mrs. Patience Jonathan as spurious and misleading stating that it has no case against the former first lady. The anti-narcotic body added that though everybody is equal before the law, it…
http://ift.tt/2uJDujy LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With all 20 Premier League teams now back in preseason, squads for the 2017-18 season continue to take shape with plenty of new arrivals. 10 players have cost over $30 million so far, with 55 players arriving in the summer window to date. Everton, Manchester City and Manchester United have been…
http://ift.tt/2u8boBi LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kwara state police command has arrested nine suspects for allegedly holding Indian hemp festival in Ilorin, Kwara State. Tribune Online gathered that the arrested persons were of secondary school age. It was also gathered that the suspects had circulated posters informing members of the public about the event, just as calls…