LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s foreign reserves fell by $1.26bn from $41.76bn in October 2 to $40.5bn as of the end of October 30, according to figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday. The reserves which had continued to shed in recent months dropped by $482.18m from N45.14bn as of July 8 to…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely two days after the Supreme Court struck out the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of the February 23, 2019 election, agitation for the 2023 presidential ticket has commenced. Credible sources told our correspondent…
LAGOS 1ST NOVEMBER (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Lagos Thursday evening uncovered an illegal healing centre where about 15 persons were chained. It was gathered that some of the victims had been chained since 2014 at the place called Blessings of Godness Healing Church in Isheri Osun, Egbe Idimu. It was gathered that some of the victims…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos resident has been arrested by the police for alleged baby theft in Ogun State. Falilat Olatunji, a resident of 23 Jawando Street, Ayobo in Ipaja, allegedly sneaked into a woman’s room at Iyana Lajola, Mile Two, Abeokuta and stole her four-month-old son who was sleeping. It was alleged that the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWRANGERS)-Nigeria is considering selling naira-denominated bonds abroad next year to fund infrastructure projects, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said. Africa’s biggest oil producer faces a significant increase in financing needs as it struggles to boost revenue required to fund increased spending on infrastructure. Almost 60% of Nigerians don’t pay tax and the state…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST NOVEMBER (NEWSRANGERS)-A Gambian former beauty queen on Thursday accused former President Yahya Jammeh of raping her to punish her for rejecting his marriage proposal, in evidence to the country’s truth and reconciliation commission. “What he wanted to do was to teach me a lesson, what he wanted to do is manifest his…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has temporarily lifted a suspension of the operations of two aid groups, Mercy Corps and Action Against Hunger, in the country’s northeast. The army forced both groups to close some of their offices in September, accusing Action Against Hunger of aiding terrorist groups and alleging that a large amount of money…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday, told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that he was ready to face trial if his safety would be guaranteed by the court. Kanu told the presiding judge, Justice Binta Nyako, through his counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor. Ejiofor told the court that…
