LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s presidency says it “stands behind” an embattled minister facing calls for his resignation after extreme Islamist views he held in the past recently came to light. Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, and also a renowned Muslim cleric, expressed views sympathetic to groups such as al-Qaeda and Boko Haram….
By Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo . LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS0-Let me start by stating that I am one hundred and ten percent in support of the financial independence of the Nigerian judiciary because of its enormous importance and significance to the administration of justice , the rule of law and our nacesent democracy . I…
By Farook Kperogi LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anyone who has watched Bola Ahmed Tinubu closely and dispassionately can’t help but notice that the man is not well. He is a walking psychedelic calamity. His endless verbal miscues and nonverbal cues constantly conspire to construct the profile of a man who is battling a troubling internal turmoil….
Often times, what is construed as a state’s policy, is a derivative of the leader’s philosophy and what shapes a leader’s philosophy are a combination of favourable/unfavourable political and economic circumstances. Governor Ayade assumed the leadership of Cross River at a time when the state’s economy was grappling for survival in the turbulent waters of…
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Help! Lekki residents are exposed to water-related diseases engendered by sub-standard and unregulated sources of water supply. Increasing cases of dysentery and diarrhea-induced pathogenic bacteria infections have sparked concerns on public health in the area. Water is an essential element in human life, and inability to have access…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The port of Lagos has long had a reputation in the shipping industry of being a headache — a hub where costly delays and other obstacles are legion. But many in the business say the gateway to the huge market of Nigeria has become even more choked in recent months, its problems…
By Dr. Abia Nzelu LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Globally, March is a landmark month for women.March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD) and Mothering Sunday will be celebratedon March 14 in Nigeria, as in many other nations.Both IWD and Mothering Sunday celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women andalso signifies a call to…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As a gangster, arms dealer and kidnapper extraordinaire, Awwalun Daudawa looked like a character beyond reform. Last December, he masterminded one of Nigeria’s biggest-ever school kidnappings, abducting more than 300 boys in Katsina, the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari. A week later, the boys were freed, amid widespread rumours that Mr…