Anambra Polls: Group Panics Over Voters Apathy, Deploys 150 Observers

http://ift.tt/2A9Dnnx LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWRANGERS)-A civil rights organisation, Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) on Friday expressed pessimism over voters apathy, towards the Anambra State governorship election, saying there may be a reduction in the number of voters. The pessimism is coming less than 24 hours to the election which, observers believe, will be a determining factor…

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Rev. Jesse Jackson Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease

http://ift.tt/2A7SOMS Jesse Jackson LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. revealed in a statement Friday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The 76-year-old civil rights leader said he had found it difficult to perform routine tasks and after a battery of tests was diagnosed by his physicians with Parkinson’s, a disease that…

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Jonathan, PDP Governors, Chieftains Storm Anambra In Support For Obaze

http://ift.tt/2A7Bis5 LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan; Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa; his Ekiti counterpart, Governor Ayodele Fayose; and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers have stormed Anambra State for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) grand finale campaign rally in Onitsha. Jonathan led the Governors, including Abia, Ebonyi, Taraba, Gombe and Deputy Governor of…

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Robert Mugabe Appears In Public For First Time Since Army Took Charge

http://ift.tt/2j2a631 Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends a university graduation ceremony in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS) – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe appeared in public on Friday for the first time since the army took charge this week, as the ruling party made plans to force him to step down…

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PHCN: Consumers Should Be Allowed To Buy Meters, Pay Only Undisputed Bills-FG

http://ift.tt/2myBoD8 Fashola LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has told the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to allow power consumers to purchase meters from approved vendors. The Federal Government said this is a regulation and not a favour to consumers, adding that disputed bills should also not be paid. The position of the Federal Government was…

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Nigeria Govt Explains Why Intels’ Sister Firms Lost Work Visas

http://ift.tt/2mxyj66 LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWRANGERS)-Contrary to insinuations that the Federal Government cancelled the work permits of expatriate workers of Intels and its affiliates, government, yesterday, provided evidence to prove that the action had no political undertones. According to government, the action was based strictly on extant laws guiding operations of the nation’s Export Free Zones….

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Illegal Firearms Importer Offers Customs Officer N8m Bribe, Threaten To Commit Suicide

http://ift.tt/2myRCMB LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Thursday heard how the importer of the 661 pump action rifles attempted to bribe a prosecution witness, Abdulahi Muhammad, with the sum of N8 million. This startling revelation came at the resumed trial of five accused persons charged for illegally importing the weapons into…

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