LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Noor bin Ladin, the 33-year-old niece of the late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, released a statement on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks saying that she will “never forget” about those who were impacted by the day. “For the past nineteen years, not a day has gone by since this…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With European museums on the back foot following Black Lives Matter protests, Nigerian politicians have the opportunity to shape the fate of the famous Benin Bronzes, writes Barnaby Phillips, an expert on the subject. A debate which has been heating up for years has reached boiling point. Many in Africa, and elsewhere,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mechanic in Lafia, Nasarawa State, John Simon, has got more than he bargained for as a customer’s car he drove to a brothel in the New Nyanya area of the state was stolen. City Round learnt that Simon was in the middle of an overnight romp with a sex worker, Stella…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger Delta leaders and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) may be heading for showdown over the interrogation of senior management staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Notable leaders in the region, under the aegis of the Niger Delta Leaders Forum (NDLF) on Friday described…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fire on Thursday razed down the headquarters of the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akure, destroying about 5,141 card readers meant for the October 10 Ondo State governorship poll. The fire, which occurred at about 8.20 pm, gutted a large container housing the card readers. Men of the State Fire Service,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kaduna State House of Assembly has approved castration as punishment for those convicted of rape. This follows the passage of a bill to amend the Kaduna state penal court law, 2017, by the lawmakers. The assembly, which announced the development via its Twitter handle yesterday, said the bill was passed into…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Proprietors of Private Polytechnics in Nigeria on Thursday disagreed with lecturers that tertiary institutions should remain closed to activities due to COVID – 19 pandemic, saying they were not sincere. They called on the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, to announce date within the current phase of COVID – 19 lockdown…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) not to provide forex for the importation of food items or fertilizer. Speaking on Thursday at a meeting of the National Food Security Council at the State House in Abuja, the president urged private businesses bent on food importation to source…
