LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The naira crossed the N1,600 mark against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Thursday. FMDQ data on Thursday showed that the naira depreciated to N1,603.80 per dollar on Thursday from N1,586.71 traded on Wednesday, recording a N17 loss. Similarly, at the black market, the naira further depreciated to N1,593…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have shot dead five people sleeping inside a mosque in Katakpa community in Toto LGA of Nasarawa State. Confirming the incident to our reporter through telephone on Thursday, a resident, Ibrahim Yakubu, said the attack happened on Wednesday around 2am. He said the shooting attracted some soldiers who mobilised, engaged the…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Organisers of the planned nationwide #DaysOfRage and #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest have written the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, requesting the release of Eagle Square between August 1 and 10, 2024, for the peaceful demonstration. In a letter signed by Damilare Adenola, Director of Mobilisation for the Take It Back…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Northern Voices for Justice (NVJ) has called on men, women and youths in the 19 northern states of Nigeria to join the #EndBadGovernance protest scheduled for August 1 to 10. Its Convener, Comrade Sani Saeed Altukry, in a statement on Friday, highlighted the reasons for the planned protest, describing it as…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described the death, yesterday, July 25, 2024, of eminent elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as “devastating” and “heartbreaking”. Mourning the accomplished businessman and socio-cultural leader in a series of tweets on his official X (formerly Twitter), Obi…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday spoke about the planned nationwide protest by some Nigerians, emphasising the importance of sustaining democracy and its institutions. He said that protests are an integral part of democracy, but that no government will condone demonstrations that will lead to the destruction of lives and property. Speaking at…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afeifere, has voiced its support for the planned August 1 nationwide protest against President Bola Tinubu. Although the organization said it will not be actively participating in the demonstration, Afenifere’s Publicity Secretary, Justice Faloye, emphasized the importance of defending citizens’ fundamental human rights and their right to express…
LAGOS JULT 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Ghanaian pastor in the United States of America, Sylvester Ofori, who shot and killed his wife Barbara Tommey in 2020, has been sentenced to life in prison. Ofori was sentenced after a jury trial which began on Monday, July 22nd on charges of first-degree murder. The Ghanaian pleaded guilty to the…
