LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd, the Chinese investment group involved in legal dispute with Nigeria over alleged contract breach by Ogun State government, has concluded plans to list two residential structures in Liverpool it confiscated from the country for sale on global online marketplace eBay. This is as it races to recover…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)- A fire sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack on a huge diesel depot in Russia’s southern Rostov region on Sunday has engulfed more fuel storage tanks, news agencies reported on Tuesday citing local authorities. Ukraine often says it is retaliating against Russia’s attacks on its energy infrastructure, while Moscow calls drone…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has denied owing international oil traders $6.8 bn. The company also refuted claims that it has not remitted funds into the federation account since January. NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer Olufemi Soneye responded to various allegations against the state-owned energy firm in a statement on Sunday….
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has stated that over 1000 #EndBadGovernance protesters are currently in prison custody nationwide following the recent hunger protests. The protests, which were held between August 1 and 10, turned violent in some parts of the country, with reports of looting and vandalism in several states. On August…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A French court has ordered the seizure of three presidential jets linked to the Federal Government. According to Financial Times, the jets to be seized are a Dassault Falcon 7X, a Boeing 737-7N6/BBJ and an Airbus A330-243 belonging to the federal government of Nigeria, stationed at Paris-Le Bourget and Basel-Mulhouse airports. Stunned by…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senegalese commuters hoping to browse the news on their way to work were left disappointed on Tuesday – most national newspapers refused to publish in protest against what they see as shrinking media freedom under the new government. The media is experiencing “one of the darkest days of its history,” the local…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Finnish Government has disclosed that it is taking action in the case of pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, over his secession activities with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the South-East of Nigeria. Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, made the disclosure in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, during a press conference…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russian forces on Tuesday struck back at Ukrainian troops with missiles, drones and airstrikes in actions that one senior commander said had halted Ukraine’s advance after the biggest attack on sovereign Russian territory since the war began. Ukrainian soldiers smashed through the Russian border a week ago in a surprise attack that…