LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A British national has said he is at a loss as to why the Nigerian police have accused him of planning to overthrow Nigeria’s government and placed a bounty on his head. It was alleged by Nigeria’s police spokesperson on Monday that Andrew Wynne – and a co-conspirator – had built up…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen was mobbed by Galatasaray fans at the Istanbul Airport, as he arrived in the country ahead of completing a loan move from Napoli. Before the Nigerian striker left Italy via a private jet, images of a crowd waiting for him at the airport began to surface on social media. When…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Joint Committee on Electoral Matters has proposed a slash in salaries of legislators and executive members by 30 and 40 per cent respectively. This was proposed on Monday during an interactive session with Judiciary and political parties led by the Chairman, the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Senator Sharafadeen Alli on…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The three leading opposition figures in Nigeria are discussing the possibility of a merger to salvage Nigerians from hunger and widespread insecurity ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Monday. PDP deputy national spokesman Ibrahim Abdullahi stated this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)- I have read a series of articles attacking the Federal Government for not telling the truth about fuel subsidy payments, following NNPC Limited’s admittance it was owing suppliers some $6 billion. Some of the stories have been written with relish, as the authors believed they have uncovered some scoops. The truth…
Scores of demonstrators hit the streets of Abuja on Monday to demand the immediate dismissal of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mele Kyari, over the lingering fuel scarcity bedeviling the country. The protest comes on the heels of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s confession that its substantial debt…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Briton accused of inciting insurrection against President Bola Tinubu’s government, Drew Povey has urged the Nigerian government not to treat protests as treason. Mr Povey, whom the Nigerian government said also bears the name Andrew Wynne, said this in a statement in reaction to the government’s allegation of building “a network…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Canada have arrested the Canada-based Nigerian woman, Amaka Sonnberger, who threatened to poison Yoruba and Benin people living in the North American country. The Toronto Police Service, Canada, said Ms Sonnberger, 46, was arrested on Sunday and that she has been charged with uttering threats. “She is scheduled to…