LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-When shoe salesman Haruna Abubakar voted for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 and again in 2019, he was one of more than a million Nigerians backing the former army chief in his stronghold of northern Kano State. Home to Nigeria’s second largest city and the economic heart of the country’s Muslim north, […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arraigned one Usman Abubakar alongside his foundation, Young Alhaji Foundation, before a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged N950m fraud. Abubakar, who was brought before Justice Mojisola Dada, is facing five counts bordering on conspiracy, stealing and attempt to steal and […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party (LP) presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed have been projected to win this weekend’s presidential election with a wide margin. The Governance Index, a reputable consulting firm hired by the Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) to analyze preparations and projections for the 2023 […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, members of the Labour Party and supporters of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja to canvas for a free, fair and credible poll. The group, under the umbrella of Citizen Advocates 4 Labour Party […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-In Nigeria last year, 20 million children did not go to school, the currency hit an all-time low, half of adults were under or unemployed, oil production — the lifeblood of the economy — fell to a 40-year low, and gangs of heavily armed bandits had free reign over large swathes of […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Frustrated by high unemployment and worsening violence, many younger Nigerians are flocking to a candidate outside the political mainstream in this month’s presidential election. Despite being Africa’s largest economy and and one of its top oil producers, Nigeria is in economic crisis. A currency reform effort has left many unable to access […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A public policy think tank, the NEO AFRICANA CENTRE (NAC), has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to give Nigeria free, fair and credible elections in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly electoral contest. The Centre said that this is the least the people expect from the commission after five […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Two hunters, whose names have not been ascertained, have discovered a bag full of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, in a forest in Nnewi, Anambra State. This is coming just four days to the all-important general election in Nigeria. The hunters saw the bag containing the PVCs in a bush in Akamili, a […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned judgement in the new naira policy suit to March 3, 2023. With the apex court’s decision, Nigerians, especially consumer and business groups as well as professional and trade unions looking up to the apex court for a favorable judgment (today) that they expect will ameliorate […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least two people have died and more than 50 are missing after a coal mine collapsed in northern China’s Inner Mongolia region on Wednesday, state media reported. The collapse occurred in Alxa League in the western part of the region at around 1 pm (0500 GMT), according to state broadcaster CCTV. […]
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