LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has barely been in power for two months but his radical reforms are already trying the patience of fellow Nigerians. Surging gasoline prices and rampant inflation following the abolition of fuel subsidies and exchange rate reform are hammering the poor in Africa’s most populous nation, where 40% of its…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu, who is at the helm of regional superpower Nigeria, regards the coup across the border in Niger as a litmus test for democracy in West Africa. Having assumed the chairmanship of regional bloc Ecowas a mere three weeks ago, he was confronted with a major foreign policy challenge when…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The governments of Burkina Faso and Mali have warned against military intervention in their coup-hit neighbour, Niger. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that in a joint statement, the two countries, which are both ruled by military-backed governments, said that any military intervention in Niger would be tantamount to a declaration of war against them….
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The death toll from a suicide bombing that targeted an election rally in the border district of Bajaur, Pakistan, has risen to 54 as funerals are held and the government promises to hunt down those behind the attack. Nearly 200 people were wounded in Sunday’s bombing, which the ISIL (ISIS) armed group…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA working with officials of Total Energies EP Nigeria Limited rescued occupants of a distressed fishing vessel belonging to a national of the São Tomé Príncipe, which was adrift in the ocean for 11 days. According to a statement by Osagie Edward, NIMASA’s Assistant Director,…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The military government in Niger Republic, under the leadership of General Abdourahamane Tchiani, is taking bold steps to consolidate on the Transitional regime and ward off threats of military invasion by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Accordingly, Niger on Sunday suspended export of uranium and gold to France with…