LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Washington on Wednesday removed Nigeria from its list of countries with religious freedom concerns, just a day before Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in the country as part of a tour of Africa. The omission drew a sharp rebuke from a U.S. government commission that had recommended the Biden administration keep…
By Ifreke Inyang LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Tuesday evening, Nigerians squirmed for 90 minutes, as their national team played out a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde in their final 2022 World Cup qualifying. The result was enough to send the Super Eagles into the playoffs in March 2022. But it wasn’t enough to fill fans…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian judicial panel says that army soldiers “shot, injured and killed” peaceful protesters demonstrating against police brutality at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos in Oct. 2020. The report calls the shootings “a massacre.” Police also “shot at, assaulted and battered unarmed protesters, which led to injuries and deaths,” the panel…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Magistrate Court at Ubulu in Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State has been set ablaze by gunmen. The gunmen burnt the court with petrol bombs. The fire which began in the early hours of Tuesday affected the entire court building. The Interim Management Committee Chairman of Oru-west LGA of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) worsened in Abuja, yesterday, amid signs the trend could spread across the country. Motorists spent hours of their productive day on queues, as haulage companies and marketers raised concerns over changes in retail price. The development was further fueled by the implementation of the Petroleum Industry…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead in a gas explosion at Ladipo in the Mushin Local Government area of Lagos State. The explosion occurred on Tuesday morning at the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) domestic retail centre located on Ojekunle Street at the popular Ladipo Spare Parts Market. A spokesman…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, has shut down his Abuja club, Hustle & Bustle, over the death of one of his clients. The Anambra-born club owner made this known in an Instagram post on Monday. It was gathered that the clubber died over the weekend but the circumstances of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reportedly grilled the newly-appointed Managing Director of First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo. It was learnt that Okonkwo’s questioning is not unconnected with his alleged role in the transfer of $153m linked with Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke from the Nigerian National…
