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Reno Omokri And The Risk Of Compromised Ambassadors

By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An ambassador represents more than the government that sends him; he embodies the soul of a nation – its dignity, its priorities, and its honour. To that end, diplomatic postings should be entrusted to individuals whose lives reflect fidelity, discretion, and a strong moral compass. The danger of compromising […]

Apr 19 2025 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Rivers Administrator, NBA Clash Over Refund Of N300m Hosting Right

LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) and the Nigeria Bar Association are at logger head over demand by Rivers state Sole Administrator for the refund of N300m paid to the Association for the hosting of their 2025 annual convention in Rivers State. The NBA annual conference was scheduled […]

Apr 15 2025 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Ajala Travel: Nigerian Globetrotter Who Saw The World But Died At Home In Penury

LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS0-Olabisi Ajala reputedly toured 87 countries on a scooter, meeting political leaders and celebrities until he returned home to die lonely and poor at 65 Even if conventional history ignores Olabisi Ajala, the phrase “Ajala the traveller”, a nickname in Southwest Nigeria for the footloose and the adventurous, means he would never […]

Mar 30 2025 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Rivers State Of Emergency: A Lifeline For Fubara, A Setback For Wike

By G. Fraser LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent declaration of a six-month state of emergency in Rivers State has significant political implications, particularly concerning Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. This decisive action not only aims to address escalating political unrest and pipeline vandalism but also reshapes the power dynamics […]

Mar 25 2025 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Woman Who Lost Her Son In Lockerbie Pan Am Plane Crash Created Massive Group Sculpture Of Grieving Mothers

LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERANGERS)-Suse Lowenstein was working on a sculpture in her home studio in New Jersey when she received a phone call that would forever shatter her family. It came from a friend. In a trembling voice, she asked Lowenstein which flight her son, Alexander, was on from his semester studying abroad in London. […]

Feb 24 2025 | Posted in Features,International,National | Read More »

FOR THE RECORDS: Murtala Would Have Survived Dimka’s Bullets – Orderly

LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Had the coup plotters led by Lt. Col. Buka Suka Dimka not noticed the door of General Murtala Muhammed’s Mercedes Benz car open minutes after it was sprayed with bullets from AK-47 assault rifles, triggering another round of firing, perhaps the late Head of State would have survived the brutal attack. The […]

Feb 20 2025 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Let The DISCOs Die For Nigerians To Have Light

By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The unending darkness permeating Nigeria today,unarguably, was the mistake of 2013 when majority stakes in the electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) were sold to private investors as part of larger efforts to improve electricity supply, which was hitherto,disrupted by constant power failure across the country. Unfortunately, after 12 years […]

Feb 12 2025 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Policing Without Restraint In Nigeria

LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-THE Nigeria Police Force is in the spotlight again. A video of its masked and weirdly dressed officers shooting and scaling a fence on a purported arrest mission makes this impossible to deny. The incident in Delta State is a throwback to the pre-#EndSARS protest days. What magic can President Bola Tinubu […]

Feb 6 2025 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Solar In Africa Grows Significantly For 3rd Year In A Row

LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Solar installations have reached new heights across the globe in 2024with a whopping 503 GWp of estimated capacity. This represents a 44% increase compared to 2023. In Africa, the growth is more modest but new installations maintain a solid level at 2.5 GWp after 2022 and 2023 being record years for solar […]

Jan 14 2025 | Posted in Business,Features,International,National | Read More »

RE: GHL Does Not Owe FBN $225m, Moratorium Is In Place Pending Commercial Oil Production

Here are the details. Please refer to your story entitled ‘Court Freezes General Hydrocarbons’ Accounts over (Alleged) $225.8m Debt to First Bank’ and published in your platform of January 10/ 11, 2025, as well as other misleading and malicious stories on social media. The report alleged that a Federal High Court in Lagos has frozen […]

Jan 13 2025 | Posted in Business,Features,National | Read More »