LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fresh leadership crisis has erupted within the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the emergence of a new faction led by political commentator and activist, Alhaja Hafsatu Danladi. Danladi, who declared herself chairperson of a faction of the ruling party, claimed to have assumed leadership amid what she described as a deepening…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A day after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, the truce showed signs of strain Wednesday as Iranian leaders accused Americans of violating the agreement and reports emerged that Tehran had moved to restrict traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The developments tested President Trump’s ability to parlay…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US President Donald Trump has accused CNN of reporting a “false statement” from Iran, allegedly sourced from a Nigerian news outlet, following the announcement of a ceasefire between the US and Iran. The ceasefire deal was revealed roughly two hours before Trump’s deadline to destroy Iranian “civilisation”. “The enemy, in its unfair,…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law. In some of his strongest comments yet against the war, the American pope urged Americans and other people of good will to contact…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) last week donated an Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) system and a Body Plethysmograph to the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital (LUTH), enabling one of Nigeria’s foremost health institutions to provide advanced diagnostics in pulmonary or respiratory…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the alleged shrinking of democratic space by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Wednesday led a “Save Democracy” protest in Abuja. The protest, which stated around 10am at Maitama…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWRANGERS)-Bandits have killed an Abuja-based businessman, Muhammad Shuaibu, and his 19-year-old daughter, Fatima Muhammad, despite the payment of N12 million ransom demanded. Fatima, until her death, was a student of the University of Abuja. The deceased businessman was a trader at the Dei-Dei Modern Market in Bwari Area Council of the FCT….
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices plunged below $100 in early Asian trading on Wednesday after President Trump announced a conditional two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran. At the time of writing, WTI had dropped by 13.96% to trade at $97.18, while Brent Crude had fallen to $95.05, down 13.01% on the day. The dramatic selloff came…