LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) 2024, co-convened by The Sterling One Foundation and the United Nations, was held at the Eko Convention Center from July 25-26. This landmark event highlighted the importance of collaboration across sectors, bringing together private sector organizations, NGOs, and other stakeholders to tackle Africa’s most pressing challenges. …
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has expressed concerns at the growing tendency of some people to sow seeds of disunity in the country. Writing against the backdrop of some persons threatening genocide against the Igbo in Lagos, Obi said such divisive acts should be thoroughly…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) , Peter Obi, has condemned the circulation of false videos stating that it was aimed at blackmailing him. In a statement on X.com on Friday, the former Anambra state governor stated that a video from his keynote speech while he led the state was…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Shehu Atiku Abubakar, son of Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president and PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, on Thursday, joined the protest against hunger and bad governance in the country. He joined a mammoth crowd at Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos State. Although the protests across the country started…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Anxiety was in the air when residents of Urora in Benin, Edo State, on Thursday, looted a truckload of rice parked in the vicinity on the opening day of the protest against bad governance and hunger, which took place across the nation. In a 40-second viral video, watched by our correspondent, residents…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Naira continued to appreciate against the dollar at the foreign exchange market despite the ongoing nationwide protest against bad governance. This came as the Naira appreciated significantly in both official and parallel foreign exchange markets. FMDQ data showed that Naira significantly appreciated to N1570.00 against the dollar on Thursday from N1608.73…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-As protests kicked off nationwide on Thursday, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was spotted at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday afternoon. Our correspondent spotted the former Rivers State governor alighting from a black Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicle and was ushered into the President’s Office. Though…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-At least six people have been reportedly killed while some sustained injuries in the ongoing protest in Suleja, Niger State. The victims were said to have been killed while security operatives were struggling to dislodge a group of protesters who mounted barricade on a section of Abuja-Kaduna highway. Daily Trust had reported…
