LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The man who owns that drug that was slipped into the luggage of a passenger by airport staff has been arrested. The Eagle Online recalls a passenger at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos raised the alarm last week. The passenger said the staff of Pathfinder International Limited, Ajuzieogu Mac-Elvis Ugochukwu, wanted to…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Bank estimates that improved access to Internet coverage over three years led to a seven per cent reduction in extreme poverty in Nigeria and Tanzania. The bank disclosed this in a new brief titled, “Digital transformation drives development in Africa.” It said Internet access also led to an increase of…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Record inflation, a sliding naira currency and weak financial structure are keeping investors wary of Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, with some companies even stepping away despite economic reforms under recently-elected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu, who took office last May, has repeatedly called for patience to allow his reforms to take effect…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Sierra Leone’s ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma left the West African country by plane and flew to Nigeria on Friday, two Reuters reporters said, after a court allowed him to travel abroad on medical grounds despite treason charges. On Jan. 3, 70-year-old Koroma was charged with four offences for his alleged role in…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Between the period shared by Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Tinubu, Nigerians have never seen the sort of suffering currently existing in the country, an experience nobody ever thought would be possible, Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), lamented on Wednesday, while reacting to the parlous state of affairs in…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian soldiers have successfully raided the camp of the notorious terrorist kingpin, Adamu Aliero, engaging in a fierce gun duel. According to military sources, the operation occurred in the early hours of today. The sources revealed that soldiers, backed by intense firepower, stormed the terrorist camp, initiating a robust gun battle. The…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A freight attendant who allegedly ‘slipped’ illicit drugs into the luggage of a passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport is in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The agency confirmed the development on Friday, after a video of the incident went viral on Thursday, eliciting reactions from…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A public affairs analyst, Olu Martins, has spoken concerning Peter Obi while addressing issues surrounding a prominent PDP governorship aspirant in Edo State. Martins discussed the achievements of the presidential candidate on AIT News after Asue Ighodalo’s origin was questioned. Addressing the topic, Martins said, “There are career politicians who have spent…