LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government destroyed 2.5tons of confiscated elephant tusks worth over $11.2million (N9.9billion) as part of efforts to safeguard its diminishing elephant population. The elephant tusks seized from wildlife traffickers were gathered to be destroyed in Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday, January 09, 2024. Explaining the motive behind this, the country’s environment minister,…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger, Senegal, and Rwanda will be among the world’s highest growth economies in 2024, the World Bank said in its report on global economic prospects released this week. Niger is forecast to grow at 12.5% this year driven by its oil sector which has made up for low uranium production.Its growth rate…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria has sacked the entire board of Polaris bank, Titan bank, and Keystone Bank. CBN sources say the decision was taken in a meeting led by the apex bank’s governor, Yemi Cardoso. The action follows the recommendation of the Special Investigator, Jim Obazee, appointed by President Bola Tinubu in…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over a ton of cocaine worth $32 million seized by US Coast Guard near Florida The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell seized over a ton of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $32.2 million dollars on Tuesday, according to authorities. The two separate seizures, which…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Melania Trump’s mother, Amalija Knavs, has died, the former first lady announced Tuesday night. She was 78. “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Amalija,” Trump, 53, wrote on X on Jan. 9, describing her as “a strong woman who always carried herself with grace,…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least eight people have been killed by landmine explosion in Kinewba village along Ngala-Dikwa road in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. Dozens of other people were said to have sustained various degrees of injuries as a result of the explosion which occurred on Tuesday. Politics Nigeria reports that the…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amba Yusuf Tuggar has commended the release of Niger Republic former President, Mohammad Bazoum’s wife and son from house arrest by the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the ruling military junta in the country. A statement issued on Tuesday by the minister’s media aide,…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Watch out! Peter Obi is steadily emerging as the main opposition figure, delivering alternative viewpoints on important national conversations and criticizing the government in selected fronts. It is a departure from the past when also-rans in presidential races would recoil into their shells in shock and shame, only to return in four…