LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected gunmen on Friday broke into the house of the President General of Umuoji community in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State, Chief Silas Onyim and killed him. The community leader, who is popularly known as Chief Sly, was later discovered naked in the pool of his own blood, inside a bathtub […]
Feb 25 2024 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Africa’s richest man and Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote is feeling the heat of Nigeria’s economic crisis with his net worth shedding $1.1bn or the equivalent of N1.88tn (N1,665.5/$). The billionaire’s misfortune is coming one week after he earned a whopping $144m, an equivalent of N221.46bn (N1,537.9/$) in a single day. […]
Feb 25 2024 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said over 80 per cent of Nigeria’s crude oil were stolen. Obasanjo stated this in Abuja at the launching of a book titled, ‘Court and Politics,’ written by Dr. Umar Ardo, a former associate of the ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. According to the former president, one of the […]
Feb 25 2024 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service says it is investigating reports people were trampled to death during a sale of bags of confiscated rice amid growing anger over skyrocketing prices of food in Africa’s most populous country. “There was a chaotic situation caused by the impatience of people to follow the laid down procedures […]
Feb 25 2024 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s defense chief expressed frustration Tuesday with what he called the “double standards” of some countries that won’t sell his military weapons because of human rights concerns. Gen. Christopher Musa’s comment underscores one of the biggest challenges for Africa’s most populous nation in combating a deadly and complex security crisis, from the […]
Feb 25 2024 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Saturday that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year’s coup in the country in a new push for dialogue as it also renewed calls on three junta-led nations to rescind their decision to quit […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in 2023 Presidential election and former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi has reacted to the report of the withdrawal of Nigeria’s senior men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Afrobasket 2025 Qualifiers due to lack of funds. Obi who made the reaction […]
Feb 25 2024 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of deceiving Nigerians with report of the poll released earlier on Friday. In the 526-page report of the 2023 elections, formally released ahead of the first anniversary of the election, INEC explained why […]
Feb 24 2024 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released performance report of all the four major political parties in the February 25 presidential election in which President Bola Tinubu was declared winner. SaharaReporters had earlier reported that INEC had finally explained why the result viewing portal (IReV) failed during […]
Feb 24 2024 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former National President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olumide Akpata, has emerged as the Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in Edo State. Akpata won the LP primary election held in Benin City, the state capital, on Friday. He was declared the winner of the primary after polling the highest number of […]
Feb 23 2024 | Posted in
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