LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has said that for electricity tariffs to reflect the actual cost of production, some Nigerians might need to pay over 65 per cent of what they are currently paying for a kilowatt/hour of electricity. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, told Bloomberg that Nigeria’s power […]
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely a week after a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Chief Afe Babalola, withdrew his cases against lawyer and rights activist, Mr Dele Farotimi, there is unease among Nigerians over the status of other pending lawsuits against the activist. Their concerns are borne out of the fact that the police, having arrested […]
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The UN says at least 700 people have been killed in intense fighting in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, since Sunday. UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said 2,800 people have been injured, as M23 rebels – backed by Rwanda – captured the capital of North Kivu province. The […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Virginia family of four were among the victims of the devastating American Airlines crash on Wednesday night in Washington, DC. The Livingstons, from Ashburn, were on their way home from Wichita, Kansas, after 11-year-old Alydia and 14-year-old Everly had participated in the 2025 US Figure Skating Championships. The two sisters died in the horrific […]
LAGOS FEBRARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Aisha Suleiman, who was falsely accused of poisoning five people with pepper soup, has spoken out after investigations revealed that the victims actually died from inhaling generator fumes. In October 2024, Aisha was nearly lynched when a social media user on X (formerly Twitter) shared her photo, accusing her of poisoning her […]
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-On Friday, almost immediately after the Trump administration announced that tariffs against China, Mexico, and Canada will begin on Saturday, the stock market plunged. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that tariffs of 25 percent would be implemented against Canada and Mexico, and a 10 percent tariff against China. Right […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Hours after President Donald Trump signed executive orders implementing tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, the three countries slammed the move and promised retaliatory measures. U.S. allies Canada and Mexico said that they would implement their own tariffs in response to Trump’s, a move that signals further economic upheaval among […]
