LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus after a week in which he held a series of meetings with some of Europe’s most senior leaders. The news has prompted Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, who met Macron on Monday, to suspend all his public activities and enter self-isolation. A statement…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The people of Republic of Benin, a border sharing boundary with Nigeria in the South West of the country were in celebration mood after the announcement of the reopening of closed border by the Federal Government. The largest city of Benin republic is popularly known as Cotonou, Nigerians use to visit the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two persons have been killed during a fracas between Hausa miners and Chinese expatriates at a mining site in Osun. The two sides were said to be fighting over a mining site in Idoko village, Obokun local government of Osun state. Those killed are, Kuang Zhang, a Chinese expatriate and one Hausa…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Promoters are working on two-fight battles that will decide the undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury They are being billed as the biggest fights in British boxing history and it is estimated that the two contests between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua could generate between £300 and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGER)-Nigeria government said it has licensed 173 centres and 30 state government institutions to conduct the enrollment of the National Identity Number (NIN) across the country. “The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has approved the licensing of 173 Agents and 30 State Governments/Public Sector Institutions to conduct…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has explained that good political process, rather than protests, is more effective in combating the leadership failure currently bedeviling the country, while calling on the youth to get more involved in political and decision making…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said Nigeria needs adequate security and restructuring of the country much more than the ethnicity of the person who occupies the presidency. The governor maintained that the need to restructure the country has become more imperative in the face of security challenges and only time will…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi Arabia reduced its budget plan for 2021 by 7 percent from this year’s in response to the economic fallout of the pandemic, which pushed oil prices to multi-year lows. Reuters reported that Riyadh will spend some $264 billion next year, or 990 billion riyals, as it battles a substantial deficit resulting…
