LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered a manhunt for armed kidnappers who launched deadly attacks on four villages in a remote part of Niger state last Friday. Local residents told the BBC several mosques were simultaneously targeted during prayers. A local youth leader says as many as 500 people may have been…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dolly Parton, the beloved singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, has died, her family said on Tuesday. She was 80 years old. In a statement issued to People, Parton’s rep shared that the Queen of Country had “bravely [faced] a brief battle with cancer.” She was “surrounded by loved ones” while receiving medical…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu had announced the removal of petrol subsidy shortly after assuming office in May 2023. The decision led to a significant increase in petrol prices and intensified concerns over the rising cost of living. While the Federal Government has maintained that subsidy removal was necessary to reduce pressure on…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday accused President Bola Tinubu of practising Robin Hood economics. Atiku said Tinubu is robbing the poor to subsidise the rich and powerful. The former vice president, who spoke through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, made the remark…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history and would likely…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has lifted the Condition of Entry (CoE) imposed on vessels arriving in the United States from Nigeria, ending a 12-year regime of enhanced security requirements on ships calling at Nigerian ports. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the development, describing…
By Chief Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Let nobody misunderstand my position. This is not about defending Tinubu. If there are credible allegations against him, Nigerians are entitled to know the truth and to hold their leaders accountable. What I reject is the hypocrisy, manipulation and imperialistic attitude of the United States towards Nigeria….
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker in Nasarawa State has raised concerns over the whereabouts of items he said he personally purchased and donated to Umaisha General Hospital, demanding explanations from the facility’s management. The lawmaker, expressed his anger during a visit to the hospital, where he questioned staff over the whereabouts…
