LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria evacuated hundreds of its citizens from Saudi Arabia on Thursday after they overstayed their visas and were left stranded, two Reuters witnesses said. The first returnees, clad in masks and flowing robes, could be seen walking across the tarmac after their plane landed in the capital Abuja. High unemployment and two…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammad Buhari, yesterday, asked Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to flush out all the criminals in his state, especially the forest reserves. Akeredolu briefs Buhari: Although the Governor failed to grant State House correspondents an interview at the end of his close doors meeting with the President at Aso Rock in…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday afternoon met with the newly appointed Service Chiefs, charging them to be patriotic, and serve the country well. His words: “We’re in a state of emergency. Be patriotic, serve the country well, as your loyalty is to the country.” The President congratulated the Service Chiefs on heading their…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has recorded its worst rating on Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perception Index since 2015. In the 2020 index released on Thursday, the country scored 25 out of 100 points, dropping to 149 out of the 180 countries surveyed, taking the nation three steps down from the 146 scored in 2019. According…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), yesterday, condemned the Federal Government for cancelling Oil Prospecting Licences (OPL) 2001, 2002 and 2003 awarded to companies owned by Niger Delta indigenes in spite of a court order restraining it from carrying out such action. Speaking through its National Chairman on Strategy, Planning and Program, Comrade…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amnesty International on Thursday accused the Nigerian government of attempting to cover up the killing of a dozen citizens during peaceful protests in Lagos last October. Youth-led demonstrations in Nigeria began against police abuse, quickly spiralling in broader calls for reform. But they ended weeks later when security forces shot at demonstrators…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-300 female officers have been deployed to Abuja-Kaduna highway as part of measures to curb the menace of banditry and kidnapping along the road and other surrounding communities. While this is the first time female officers are being deployed for internal security operations, their role will be to complement the existing operations along the…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s sudden replacement of his top military commanders may be a welcome change in a country frustrated over a decade-long insurgency, but on the ground, soldiers face a complex mix of conflicts. Often described as overstretched and underfunded, Nigeria’s military is fighting jihadists in the northeast and armed gangs…