LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United States district court has sentenced Abidemi Rufai, a suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, to five years’ imprisonment for fraud. The District Court in Western Tacoma in Washington jailed Mr Rufai on Monday for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. With the stolen identities, he attempted to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video has captured the moment two members of Mali’s basketball team exchanged blows on Monday, September 26, following their latest loss in the women’s World Cup. The fight took place in the postgame media area after the team was defeated 81-68 by Serbia. FIBA, the international basketball governing body, has opened…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ruling All Progressives Congress and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, have been warned against causing division among Christians with money. The warning was made in a statement issued by the Northern States Christian Elders Forum, signed by its chairman, Oyinehi Inalegwu, on Tuesday. “We warn APC to stop using monetary incentives…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s central bank on Tuesday hiked its main lending rate by 150 basis points to 15.50%, its highest level yet and more than forecast, forging ahead with efforts to rein in inflation and ease pressure on the currency. A Reuters poll of economists had predicted a much smaller 50 basis point hike….
Peter LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the 2023 presidential election garners momentum, a new opinion poll released yesterday has put the candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, ahead of other contestants, garnering 51 per cent of registered voters’ support. The poll was conducted on registered voters by the We2Geda Foundation to deepen the conversation…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The momentum has continued to rise for the sixth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) as more corporate partners have lent their support for the event scheduled for Thursday, October 6 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja-Lagos. The chairman, 2022 Conference Committee, Mr. Ken Ugbechie revealed on Monday that…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has justified Afenifere’s support for the Labour Party’s candidate, Peter Obi for the 2023 general elections. The Afenifere leader also stated reasons why the group will not support the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC candidate, Bola Tinubu, and the Peoples Democratic…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Honorable Minister of Transportation Mu’ azu Jaji Sambo says Nigeria is committed to achieving greener shipping in line with the campaign by the International Maritime Organization, IMO, to attain sustainable development in the maritime industry. This is just as Nigeria joins the IMO to commemorate the 2022 World Maritime Day. Sambo…
