LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A member of the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan, Prof. Joy Ezeilo, has lamented that severe hunger and extreme poverty faced by many poor and vulnerable Nigerians are pushing people to criminal activities. Ezeilo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and a Law Professor at the University of Nigeria stated […]
Mar 5 2024 | Posted in
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LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association has warned that the Ministry of Interior’s expatriate employment levy will deter investment in the country. The association also faulted the levy, saying there would be a need for certain regulations to be put in place before such tax could be imposed. In a statement on Sunday, […]
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LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria might be on its path to peace again after a decade of fighting terrorism as a UK-based Nigerian, Yunusa Jibrin said he has leveraged on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to be able to identify bandits and their hideouts in Nigeria. He said his findings, if adopted by the federal government, would help […]
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nikki Haley has defeated Donald Trump in the Republican primary in Washington DC. This is her first victory over the former president in the 2024 campaign to become the Republican presidential candidate. She lost in South Carolina, her home state. But she is the first woman to win a Republican primary in […]
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Such was the comic genius of Nigerian actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, that he often didn’t even need to open his mouth to make people laugh. “I was chosen to play a doctor in a film one time and when I came to the set dressed as one, even […]
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan faces the death penalty in a trial that began Tuesday over alleged fraud amounting to $12.5 billion — nearly 3% of the country’s 2022 GDP and Vietnam’s largest financial fraud case on record. The 66-year-old chair of the real estate company Van Thinh Phat allegedly used […]
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The North-West, South-West and South-South geo-political zones of the country may not field a presidential candidate in the 2027 general election if ongoing moves to alter relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) scales through. Sunday PUNCH exclusively gathered that a bill “For an Act to alter the provisions of the […]
Mar 4 2024 | Posted in
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LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, Labour Party Presidential candidate for the 2023 general election, has mourned the passing of veteran Nollywood actor, John Okafor AKA Mr Ibu. Mr Ibu passed away on Saturday after a long battle with an ailment. Writing on his X page, Peter Obi said Mr Ibu’s death is a huge loss […]
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Abuja residents have looted a warehouse belonging to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Department of Agriculture. The warehouse was raided by the residents on Sunday morning. They carted away foodstuffs and other items stored in the warehouse. Earlier reports on social media had claimed that the warehouse belonged to the National Emergency […]
Mar 4 2024 | Posted in
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LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has weighed in on the economic crisis in Nigeria with a clarion call on President Bola Tinubu and the political leadership to stop further grandstanding and get to work to fix the economy, curb insecurity and tame food inflation. The NAS Capoon, Mr Abiola Owoaje […]
Mar 4 2024 | Posted in
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