Oil Spill Hazard: Over 16,000 Children Die In N’Delta Within A Month-Group

LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group, Stakeholders Alliance for corporate responsibility (SACA) has faulted the Nigerian government and multinational oil companies operating in the Niger Delta over health hazards associated with exploitation and exploration activities.  Speaking to Journalists at the inauguration of  the group’s ‘project management committtee'(PMC),the Executive Director, SACA,Mr Kingsley Ozegbe hinted that statics available…

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Goodluck Jonathan Secures Release Of Detained Mali’s President, PM From Detention

LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leaders of Mali’s military have released interim president Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane from detention following intervention from former President Goodluck Jonathan who is the mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Mali. The former President had travelled to Bamako on Tuesday to meet with the…

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Buhari Appoints New Chief Of Army Staff

LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by military spokesperson Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu. Major General Yahaya replaces Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died in a military plane crash last Friday. Prior to his appointment,…

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Coup d’etat: France Condemns Removal Of Transitional Leaders In Mali, Threatens EU Sanctions

LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-France has condemned the ousting of transitional leaders in Mali who had been tasked with steering the return to civilian rule after a coup last August. Calling the ousters a “coup d’etat”, President Emmanuel Macron threatened sanctions by the European Union. “We are ready in the coming hours to take targeted sanctions” against those responsible, Macron said in Brussels…

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Singer, Akon’s Range Rover Stolen As He Pumped Gas Into His Vehicle

LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senegalese-American singer, Akon’s car was stolen from a gas station on Monday night, May 24 in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta.  The car was reportedly stolen as the singer was pumping gas into his car. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Akon stopped at a Quiktrip gas station to fill his white Range Rover up…

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