LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release yesterday after over two years in detention of Jones Abiri, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Weekly Source newspaper. CPJ urges Nigerian authorities to drop all charges against Abiri and ensure those responsible for his over two years in detention without trial or family visitation…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday at 76, was a once-in-a-generation singer. She was the Queen of Soul, but she also ventured into — and mastered — virtually every style of music, from jazz and classical to rhythm and blues. She passed away at her home in Detroit from pancreatic cancer, according to…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Weekly Source, Mr. Jones Abiri, may finally be set freeon Friday for lack of evidence against him. The assurance was given on Thursday by Magistrate Chukwuemeka Nweke of Magistrate Court 5, Wuse, Abuja. The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Mr. Waheed Odusile, who was present…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators are taking turns to sleep over at the National Assembly Complex to prevent a noctunal removal of Senate President Bukola Saraki by their All Progressives Congress (APC) colleagues, a senator revealed yesterday. Senator Philip Gyunka (PDP Nasarawa North) revealed this yesterday when he presented his letter of…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria have been knocked out of the 2018 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup after first-half goals from Aitana Bonmati and Patricia Guijarro sealed a 2-1 win for Spain on Thursday in Concarneau. Despite a much-improved and purposeful second-half showing against the Europeans, which culminated in Peace Efih halving the deficit, the hard-fighting…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-World Cup champion France is No. 1 in the FIFA rankings for the first time in 16 years. Germany, the previous World Cup champion, dropped from first to 15th on Thursday after its elimination in the group stage. The U.S., which did not qualify for the World Cup, advanced three spots to…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Abdulwaheed Odusile, has petitioned the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on the incessant attacks on Nigerian journalists by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Odusile, who wrote the petition on behalf of Nigerian journalists, used the arrest and detention of a Premium Times…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles player, Victor Moses, has announced his retirement from international football. Moses made the announcement on his Instagram page. He went on to reveal the reasons for his retirement: “However I feel that now is the right time to step away in order to be able to focus fully on club…
