LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former First lady, Dame Patience Jonathan says if she is requested to return to the presidential villa to function as Nigerian First Lady, she would decline. In a viral video clip, Mrs Patience, who spoke on Friday at a public function, said “the stress of Nigeria is too much”, stressing that she…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Paris Saint-Germain are ready to break the bank to sign Lamine Yamal from Barcelona this summer. The Ligue 1 champions have been admiring the youngster for a while, according to Mundo Deportivo. They were willing to pay a staggering €200 million for Yamal earlier this year. But the offer was turned down…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order to suspend import duties and value-added tax on essential medical supplies imported into the country. This is aimed at easing the high cost of locally producing pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and medical devices such as needles and syringes, and biological among others. Muhammad Ali Pate, minister…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Heavy rainfall and winds brought down a roof at the main airport in New Delhi on Friday, killing one person and shutting down a busy domestic terminal, while flooded streets and traffic snarls caused widespread disruption in the Indian capital. About 148.5 millimetres (5.85 inches) of rain fell over three hours on…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-100m hurdles world record holder Tobi Amusan has been cleared to run in the Paris Olympics after the sport’s top court on Friday dismissed appeals against the decision to clear her of a doping offence. Amusan, 27, was charged in July 2023 with missing three anti-doping tests in a period of 12…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The naira has emerged as the worst-performing currency in the world in the first half of 2024. According to a report by Bloomberg on Friday, devaluation, insufficient dollar liquidity, and market volatility have hindered efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria to strengthen the currency. Besides the naira, Egypt’s pound and Ghana’s…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kenyan activists on Friday circulated calls for fresh protests, strikes and sit-ins demanding President William Ruto quit, after nationwide demonstrations forced him to U-turn on proposed tax hikes. Ruto withdrew the contested finance bill on Wednesday and said he would listen to young people, a day after parliament was briefly stormed and…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos lawyer and human right activist, Chief (Barr) Malcolm Omirhobo has postulated that the Nigeria Government has no business in the ascension, selection, installation, reign, sustenance, maintenance and removal of traditional rulers . Malcolm who made the postulation in X Platform with the title, “Traditional Institutions and Democratic Institutions Are Two Parallel…
