Archive for: August, 2023

Fear, Anger In Niamey As ECOWAS Threatens Force On  Niger Coup Junta

LAGOS AUGUST  12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zara Kada serves up dishes of rice, fish and vegetables in plastic bowls to her customers sitting on wooden benches in the capital of Niger’s capital, Niamey. This business is a lifeline for the widowed mother-of-seven but it’s under threat as food prices have shot up after economic sanctions were imposed after […]

Friends, Allies Of Overthrown Niger President Beg US To Save His Life

  LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After nearly three weeks of appealing to the United States and other allies for help restoring Niger’s president to power, friends and supporters of the democratically elected leader are making a simpler plea: Save his life. President Mohamed Bazoum, leader of the last remaining Western-allied democracy across a vast stretch of […]

Increase Of Petrol Pump Price To N750/litre Looms

LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) may yet increase to about N750 per litre, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has hinted. This is even as the association urged the government to initiate policies that would save the naira from further depreciation. The association’s national spokesperson, Mr. […]

Lifeless Body Of Man Who Jumped Into Lagos Lagoon Recovered

LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The lifeless body of a man who jumped into the lagoon from the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge in Lagos State has been recovered. The male adult was suspected to have committed suicide on Tuesday, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said in a statement. “The victim’s body which was recovered  Thursday morning, […]

Bus Rams Into Shops, Kills Mother, Daughter In Lagos Suburb

LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet-to-be-identified woman was crushed to death alongside her two-year-old daughter in the Ikotun area of Lagos on Thursday.  PUNCH Metro reports that another trader was injured as a bus rammed into some shops along the roadside opposite Toluwalase Hall, Governor’s Road, Ikotun.  An eyewitness, who gave his name as Tayo, said […]

Lifeline For Tobi Amusan In World Athletics Championship In Budapest

  LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tobi Amusan, the reigning World 100m hurdles champion will get the chance to defend her title in Budapest, Hungary if she is cleared of her whereabouts failures, World Athletics has declared. The world governing body for the sport has included the 26 year old in the list of athletes that will […]

Realnews Magazine Unveils Topic, Date For 11th Anniversary Lecture Series

LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Management of Realnews Magazine and Publications Limited, publishers of Realnews Magazine Online, has selected “The Threats of Illicit Funds Flow to the African Economy” as the topic for its 11th Anniversary Lecture Series coming up on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Statement signed by Maureen Chigbo, Publisher/Editor Realnews Magazine and Publications Ltd.(Publishers of Realnews […]

Two Die, Five Seriously Injures In Multiple Auto-Crash On Eko Bridge Lagos

LAGOS AUGIST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) with other emergency responders today carried out an emergency operation at the scene of a fatal accident on Eko bridge inward Alaka area of Lagos. Lastma Akinde  Olusola ‘Zebra’ (Zone 3 Iponri) who led the rescue team confirmed that the accident recorded two  […]

Osun Gov Advocates Establishment Of Regional Security Task Force To Curtail Cross Border Criminality

LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Ademola Adeleke has called for the establishment of a trans – regional security taskforce to curtail growing cross border criminality just as the General Officer Commanding 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Valentine Okoro lauded the Osun state Governor for creating a safe and secure environment for residents to […]

ECOWAS Orders Immediate Invasion Of Niger, Restore Constitutional Order

LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-ECOWAS leaders have ordered immediate invasion of Niger, charging the regional body’s standby force to restore constitutional order following the seizure of power in a military coup late last month. President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, made the declaration during a meeting of the organisation on Thursday afternoon.  “We direct the committe […]

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