LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to activate the powers of his office as Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces to direct the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, to produce Segun Olatunji, the Editor of FirstNews, who…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The people of Omagwa and Ipo communities in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State have barricaded the entrance of the Port Harcourt International Airport while protesting lack of power supply and other amenities. The protest has disrupted flight operations as air travellers are stranded, just as the situation has caused a…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Tuesday, trades had been consummated between N1,486 and N1,300 to the dollar. At the end of yesterday’s trading, a total volume of $245.58 million had been traded on the NAFEM. LEADERSHIP reports that the recent slash came barely 48 hours after the apex regulatory bank slashed the Customs exchange rate from…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Eagles of Mali beat the Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-0 on Tuesday night. In the clash with the Eagles, Nigeria suffered the loss courtesy of one goal in each half of the game. Toure gave Mali the lead in the 18th minute and the runners-up in the recently concluded African Cup…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, has expressed its commitment to enter into partnership with key international and local partners in the ongoing drive to strengthen the country’s democratic process to ensure peaceful and transparency during elections. Treasurer of the Guild, Mrs. Yemisi Izuora, in a goodwill remarks at the Multi-Stakeholders…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amit Soussana has become the first Israeli woman to speak publicly about enduring what she says was a sexual assault and other forms of violence during her 55 days in captivity following the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, according to reporting by The New York Times on Tuesday. Abducted from…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Kano State High Court sitting has sentenced a Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47, to death by hanging for stabbing his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22, to death. The Chinese, living in Railway Quarters, Kano, was convicted on a one count charge of culpable homicide on Tuesday. Delivering judgment, Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man was arrested by customs officials at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand for smuggling 69 pellets of cocaine inside his stomach. The passenger landed on a flight from Doha, Qatar on Monday, March 25, 2024, and was arrested by Customs officers working with the Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF)….