LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Someone really needs to call the Nollywood comic actor, Mr. Ibu, to order after his recent uncensored utterances concerning Covid-19 in Nigeria, because he should know that as a celebrity, his stance on a global crisis like this is capable of causing a lot of trouble for the country. Mr. Ibu, in…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than half a million people have died from COVID-19 globally. It is a major tragedy, but perhaps not on the scale some initially feared. And there are finally signs that the pandemic is shuddering in places, as if its engine is running out of fuel. This has encouraged many governments to…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Lagos State have sent save our souls to the police in the state to stop the new wave of robbery and kidnapping in the metropolis. One of the latest modes of operation by the criminals is the abduction of victims on their way and taking them to a hideout where…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Motorcycle-riding armed bandits operating out of abandoned forest reserves are ransacking communities in Nigeria’s north-west. The groups are the latest to join Nigeria’s lucrative kidnap for ransom industry, and are quite brazen in their operations. In the last decade more than 8,000 people have been killed in the states of Kebbi, Sokoto,…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-In hindsight, it seems improbable that a former US Marine and high school football player born in San Francisco, nearly 8,000 miles away from Nigeria, would end up becoming arguably the biggest broadcast personality of a generation in Nigeria. But that’s exactly what happened with the late Dan Foster—the legendary radio presenter…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A towering babel of criticisms have greeted the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to use the official Council Chambers of the State House in Aso Rock, Abuja to host last Thursday’s meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), attended by party bigwigs, including governors and…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the far-reaching decisions taken by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) last week, the crisis rocking the party appears far from being over, Daily Independent has gathered. Findings by our correspondent revealed that some loyalists of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of APC, who are…
By Abdulganeey Abiola Adeyemi LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The decision to reverse or tamper with any part of a national program is a very sensitive one that requires deep thinking and reflection. Historical perspective rightly provides us an insight and ideas behind any establishment or creation. Despite being the only living asset this country has bequeathed…