LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger authorities freed a French citizen who has been detained for almost a week, France’s foreign ministry said. Stephane Jullien, who acts as a representative for French expatriates in Niger and as a liaison to French diplomatic services, was released on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the ministry on…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRAGERS)-The city of Derna has buried thousands of people in mass graves, Libyan officials said Thursday, as search teams scoured ruins left by devastating floods and the city’s mayor said that the death toll could triple or more. The deluge swept away entire families on Sunday night and exposed vulnerabilities in the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Anglican Bishop of Awka Diocese and Archbishop of Niger Province, Most Rev’d Dr. Alexander Ibezim, has characterised Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, as someone whose paramount aspiration is to improve people’s lives for the betterment of society. He lauded Obi as a firm believer in the idea that…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-THE Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, led by South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has denied reports that the body has asked lawyers to the 2023 Presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi respectively to apologize. In a statement yesterday by…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is palpable fear across the country, especially in political circles, as the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal gets set to deliver judgment on petition. Several governors returned by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the March 18 poll are in court following petitions by their opponents who felt cheated. The tribunals…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria defender Ashleigh Plumptre has joined Saudi club Al-Ittihad on a free transfer, having left Leicester City. Plumptre, who played all four Nigeria matches at the Women’s World Cup, is one of the Saudi Women’s Premier League’s most high-profile signings. A former age-group international with England, she swietched allegiance to Nigeria in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) US chapter has faulted the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on the mandatory 25 percent status of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, describing it as illogical. The group also disagreed with the court’s handling of IREV evidence against the opposition political parties. The…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Delta Air Lines passengers took to social media to vent their frustrations with the airline after they found themselves unexpectedly stranded for over 12 hours this weekend on an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Just a few hours after taking off from Ghana on Friday, Flight 157 was diverted…
