Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala Closes In On WTO Top Job After Rival Withdraws

LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a step closer to becoming the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization, after a South Korean rival withdrew on Friday following months of uncertainty over the body’s leadership. Okonjo-Iweala faced opposition from the U.S. administration of former President Donald Trump after a WTO…

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Edo Police Arrest Suspected Killers Of US Returnee, Abudu

LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police authorities in Edo State say the command has arrested some persons in connection with the kidnapping and killing of Prince Dennis Abuda. Speaking on the development Thursday, police spokesman Chidi Nwabuzor said the hoodlums were arrested by operatives of the anti-kidnapping and cybercrimes unit in collaboration with vigilantes and hunters. According…

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Buhari Nominates Names Of Past Service Chiefs As Non Career Ambassador Designate To Senate

LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President  Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of the immediate past Service Chiefs and the Chief of Defence Intelligence to the Senate as non-career ambassadors-designate. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina disclosed this in a statement he issued in Abuja on Thursday. In a letter…

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