LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis attended a Palm Sunday service in St Peter’s Square, a day after he was discharged from the hospital following successful treatment for a severe bout of bronchitis. He was driven into the huge esplanade, sitting in the back of an open-topped vehicle as it passed through the crowds, before descending and…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis was discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away: “I’m still alive.” Francis, 86, was hospitalized on Wednesday at Gemelli Polyclinic after reportedly having breathing difficulties following his weekly public audience. The pontiff was treated with antibiotics administered…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has discharged and acquitted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, and five others from the N544 million grass-cutting contract fraud offences brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The Court on Friday held…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Appeal Court has dropped all charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu after ruling that he had been illegally arrested abroad. The court also ruled that his extradition had been illegal. The ruling by a panel of three judges is seen as a major blow to the government which had detained Mr…