Archive for: February, 2024

US Airman Sets Himself Ablaze Outside Israel Embassy In Washington

LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An active member of the United States military has set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, according to officials, in an apparent act of protest against Israel’s devastating war on Gaza. Aaron Bushnell, 25, was rushed to the hospital on Sunday with “critical life-threatening injuries”, according to the […]

Protesters Shun Police Threat, Begin Hunger Protest In Lagos

LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In anticipation of the upcoming organized labor protest set to commence on Tuesday, the ‘Take It Back Movement’, a human rights group, has initiated a nationwide demonstration in Lagos State to address the prevailing economic hardships in the country. This action occurs despite the caution issued by Lagos State Commissioner of Police, […]

Canadian High Commission In Abuja Remains Closed Till Further Notice

LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The High Commission announced via its X account, (formerly Twitter) on Sunday that the suspension was still in place. The Canadian High Commission in Nigeria has said that the closure of its office in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, to the public will remain till further notice.  The High Commission announced via its X […]

Bill To Grant Independence To Section Of Nigeria, 40 Others Submitted For Review

 LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bill to grant independence to any section of Nigeria that seeks self-determination is among 40 others that have been submitted for alterations for the review of the 1999 constitution of Nigeria. The house review committee will to be inaugurated im February 26 in Abuja. Also received is a bill for the […]

Customs Suspend Sale Of Discounted Rice Indefinitely After Report Of Death In Stampede

LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The unruly behaviours of intending beneficiaries of the sales of seized rice in Lagos on Friday, February 23rd, 2024 which unfortunately led to a number of death of innocent Nigerians, has made the Nigeria Customs Service to suspend the exercise indefinitely. Announcing the decision to halt the noble exercise in which about […]

Peter Obi Expresses Sadness Over Death Of Seven People While Scrambling For Customs’ Rice

LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of seven Nigerians who died while attempting to buy the subsidized rice auctioned by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Reports confirmed  that the Service had announced plans to distribute seized food items from smugglers to […]

Reactions As ‘Okrika’ Seller Finds $200 In Bale Of Clothes

LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A businesswoman who sells Okrika (used clothes) expresses overwhelming joy as she finds hard currency, summing up to $200 in her bale of clothes. A video making the rounds on social media captured the moment a lady unexpectedly found money in her newly received goods. One of the bales of clothes she […]

Naira Free Fall: Nigeria Traders In Massive Food Diversion To Neighbouring Countries

LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amid the free fall of the naira to the United States dollar, traders who deal in grains have devised a way to sell their wares to neighbouring countries for higher profits, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Many of them, who spoke to our correspondents, claimed that they preferred to sell their wares to […]

Nigeria Celebrities Beg Tinubu To End The Economic Hardship

LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the face of Nigeria’s enduring economic turmoil and escalating living costs, a chorus of Nigerian celebrities has rallied to the side of the people, directing their collective outcry towards President Bola Tinubu, urging immediate action to alleviate the country’s dire circumstances. Over the past nine months of his administration, citizens have […]

FG Reinstates Electricity Supply To Niger As ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions

LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has agreed to restore electricity supply to Niger Republic as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday lifted the sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. The sanctions were lifted after the extraordinary summit of ECOWAS on the political, peace and security situation in the sub-region held at the […]

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