LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), otherwise known as the Ombudsman, has received a formal complaint from the Federal Government against the Daily Trust newspaper, which it alleged published an article on July 4, 2024 “containing false and misleading information that severely threatens national security”. In the complaint, dated July 8, 2024,…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Actress Amanda Seales posted an outrageous video online explaining why she thinks the attempted assassination of Donald Trump was staged. The former president, 78, survived the attempt on his life when the bullet missed him by less than an inch on Saturday afternoon, at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Corey Comperatore, the…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Nigeria’s naira extended its losing streak to a fourth day, slipping to the weakest level since March despite central bank intervention amid seasonal demand for dollars and continuing investor skepticism. The naira stood at 1,563.8 per dollar at its official close on Friday, according to FMDQ. That’s the weakest since March 18,…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-U.S. journalist and author Masha Gessen was convicted in absentia Monday by a Moscow court on charges of spreading false information about the military and was sentenced to eight years in prison. The Moscow-born Gessen, a staff writer for The New Yorker and a columnist for The New York Times who lives…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Lagos Lawyer and Human Right Activist, Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo has lambasted Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, banned on market groups in the town over their roles in current high cost of food items in the community. Omirhobo reminded the Ooni of Ife that he has no right or constitutional powers…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Police found explosives inside the vehicle of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man suspected of trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. The FBI identified Crooks — who was shot dead by Secret Service agents — at the shooter. Sources familiar with the investigation told The Wall…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has raised concerns over the Federal Government’s plan to import food, stating that the policy is depressing. According to Nairametrics, he stated this during the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa retreat held in Abuja on Saturday where he spoke on the…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-An armed robbery suspect, identified by his nickname, Bob Jay, fell into an open well and died, Friday night, after he and other gang members raided a student hostel in the University of Cross River State, Unicross, Okuku campus. The robbers, according to a student of the school, who gave her name…
