Archive for: February, 2024

CEO Of Access Bank Wigwe, Wife, Son, Others Die In California Helicopter Crash

LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The CEO of one of Nigeria ‘s largest banks was killed Friday along with his wife and son when a helicopter they were riding in crashed near Interstate 15 in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. Herbert Wigwe, chief executive of Access Bank, was among the six people on board when the aircraft went […]

Why ECOWAS  Is In Tatters?

LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As West African ministers gathered in Nigeria’s capital for yet another emergency meeting, they must have been wondering what further shocks could befall their region – its stability and political cohesion already tested to breaking-point. The session of the mediation and security council of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) […]

Forex Crisis: Importers Abandon  Nigerian Ports For Cotonou, Togo

LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the incessant increase in Customs exchange rate for clearance of imported items at the Nigerian seaports and Airports, and instability of foreign exchange in the country, importers in the country have started dumping Nigerian seaports for Port of Tema, Ghana; Port of Lome, Togo and Port of Cotonou, Benin Republic, LEADERSHIP […]

President Tinubu  Speaks On Regulation Of  Social Media, Says It’s A Menace

LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)- President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, at a book launch in Eko Hotel, Lagos, described social media as a menace that must be regulated. Speaking on Thursday at the presentation of “National Public Discourse: the interplay between empirical evidence and hyperbole,” a book by Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, Tinubu said there […]

Nigerian Senate Uncovers $400m  Intervention Funds Laying Fallow In Banks

LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Senate has uncovered $400 million in intervention funds domiciled in banks and other financial institutions for a couple of years.  This was disclosed by the lawmaker representing Kogi Central and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, during a session with the Nigerian Content Development […]

Nigerian Fans Mock South Africans With Tyla’s Song Water After AFCON Victory

LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video of Nigerians celebrating their football team’s victory over South Africa in the Africa Cup of Nations has gone viral on social media. In the clip, the Super Eagles fans taunt their rivals by pouring liquid over their bodies while singing the hit Water by South African singer Tyla. On Sunday, […]

ECOWAS Begs  Burkina, Niger, Mali Not To Withdraw

LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The West African regional bloc ECOWAS pushed junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali to reconsider their decision to quit the political and economic alliance, it said on Thursday, warning of the hardships the move would force on their citizens. The three countries’ self-appointed military leaders jointly announced on Jan. 28 they were […]

Ukraine Changes Battle Field Tactics, Replaces Commander Of Ground Force

LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi has been removed from his position, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said Thursday. Later, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had appointed Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, to lead the army. “Starting today, a new management team will take over the leadership of the […]

Peter Obi Hails Super Eagles Victory Against South Africa

Labour Party Presidential candidate in 2023 Presidential election, Mr Peter Obi has congratulated Nigeria Super Eagles over their victory against Bafana Bafana of South Africa to qualify for the final of the AFCON 2023 tornament. In his X Page Peter Obi said, “Today was yet another victorious outing for Nigeria as our National Team, the […]

Youth Corper  Slumps, Dies while Watching Nigeria, South Africa Match

LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A member of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, slumped and died during the penalty shootout stage of the match between Nigeria and South Africa, Wednesday evening. DAILY POST gathered that the youth, identified simply as Samuel from Kaduna State, who was serving in Adamawa, died just before the last kick that […]

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