LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As West African ministers gathered in Nigeria’s capital for yet another emergency meeting, they must have been wondering what further shocks could befall their region – its stability and political cohesion already tested to breaking-point. The session of the mediation and security council of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas)…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the incessant increase in Customs exchange rate for clearance of imported items at the Nigerian seaports and Airports, and instability of foreign exchange in the country, importers in the country have started dumping Nigerian seaports for Port of Tema, Ghana; Port of Lome, Togo and Port of Cotonou, Benin Republic, LEADERSHIP…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)- President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, at a book launch in Eko Hotel, Lagos, described social media as a menace that must be regulated. Speaking on Thursday at the presentation of “National Public Discourse: the interplay between empirical evidence and hyperbole,” a book by Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, Tinubu said there…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Senate has uncovered $400 million in intervention funds domiciled in banks and other financial institutions for a couple of years. This was disclosed by the lawmaker representing Kogi Central and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, during a session with the Nigerian Content Development…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video of Nigerians celebrating their football team’s victory over South Africa in the Africa Cup of Nations has gone viral on social media. In the clip, the Super Eagles fans taunt their rivals by pouring liquid over their bodies while singing the hit Water by South African singer Tyla. On Sunday,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The West African regional bloc ECOWAS pushed junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali to reconsider their decision to quit the political and economic alliance, it said on Thursday, warning of the hardships the move would force on their citizens. The three countries’ self-appointed military leaders jointly announced on Jan. 28 they were…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi has been removed from his position, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said Thursday. Later, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had appointed Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, to lead the army. “Starting today, a new management team will take over the leadership of the…
Labour Party Presidential candidate in 2023 Presidential election, Mr Peter Obi has congratulated Nigeria Super Eagles over their victory against Bafana Bafana of South Africa to qualify for the final of the AFCON 2023 tornament. In his X Page Peter Obi said, “Today was yet another victorious outing for Nigeria as our National Team, the…
