LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS) — The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine. “Under President Trump’s leadership, Maduro will not escape justice and he…
By Christmas Akpodiete, Esq. President Tinubu’s Initiatives President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has implemented various policies aimed at addressing hunger and food insecurity in Nigeria. Despite facing criticism for his economic reforms, the President remains committed to stabilizing the economy and reducing poverty. Key Initiatives – State of Emergency on Food Security: The government has…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Valentine Obienyem, Media Adviser to Mr. Peter Obi, has responded to Dr. Josef Umunnakwe Onoh’s attack on Obi’s political integrity and one-term vow, calling his comments “morally hollow” and “politically opportunistic.” In a widely circulated statement published in newspapers and on social media platforms, Onoh accused Obi of reneging on a…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has been released from police custody two days after his arrest at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Sowore was detained on Wednesday after honouring an invitation from the Inspector General of Police’s Monitoring Unit. His release…
By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERANGERS)-Recently, the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, made a remark during his campaign that stirred quite some debate. He said, with his usual abandon, that anyone claiming they would serve only one term “needs their head examined.” I had several heated arguments with people over…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-AI-powered fraud and the creation of deepfakes with identification are considered a major and serious threat to gambling operators. The generation of synthetic identities is forcing many companies to invest in expensive software to mitigate these risks. Artificial intelligence is already being used to create advertising content for illegal operators. These…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell staff won the highly regarded 1st Place Technical Paper Award at the annual international and exhibition conference of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) which ended last night in Lagos. Well engineers Augustine Okosun, Osehojie Ojeh-Oziegbe, Oluwatobilola Aribike and Oladokun Adubi were commended “for an outstanding display of in-depth technical…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former First Lady of Ondo, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, on Tuesday declared her support for the Labour party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi’s one-term promise he pledged if elected. Akeredolu’s wife made the declaration in a post on X (formerly Twitter), praised Peter Obi’s commitment, saying it mirrors the bold approach of Singapore’s…