LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed Tuesday for the screening of former President Goodluck Jonathan as its lone presidential aspirant. Naija News reports that the party listed former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, former Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tom Ikimi, among…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, a leading presidential candidate and former Governor of Anambra State, has expressed strong criticism of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his borrowing practices, which he believes are not being used for production or development purposes. Obi’s remarks come in response to the President’s announcement that Nigeria will allocate approximately…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, a leading presidential candidate and former Governor of Anambra State, has extended his congratulations to the Nigerian Boy Child in recognition of International Day of the Boy Child, while also expressing his concerns regarding their circumstances in the country. In a message shared on his X account, Obi cited…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two military jets collided during an air show at an Air Force base in Idaho on Sunday, prompting their pilots to eject as the planes fell to the ground and crashed in a fiery explosion. “Emergency responders are on the scene,” the Mountain Home Air Force Base’s 366th Fighter Wing wrote on…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal nullifying the conviction and sentence imposed on former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Sokoto, Hakeem Otiki, by a General Court Martial. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a five-member panel, the apex court dismissed the Nigerian Army’s appeal and…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Wema Bank, one of Nigeria’s commercial banks, has refunded N25 million to Isa Aremu Lawal, a Lagos resident, days after losing it to unauthorised transactions. Malik Lawal, his son and a brand designer, confirmed the refund to FIJ on Monday. He said that the bank told his father that an insider hack…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A shocking scandal has rocked Kumasi after a serving police officer, Bright Appiah Danquah, was reportedly arrested over alleged involvement in a series of armed robbery attacks targeting mobile money vendors across the city. According to reports, the police inspector allegedly made one costly mistake that exposed everything. During one of the…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s inflation rate increased marginally in April 2026, rising to 15.69 per cent from 15.38 per cent recorded in March, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, CPI, report released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, on Friday. The data showed a 0.31 percentage point year-on-year increase, indicating that the general price…