LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-New Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has moved at lightning speed in his first month in office, implementing a raft of radical changes aimed at finally unleashing the full potential of Africa’s sluggish economic giant. But while his rapid headway on reforms has wowed investors, some analysts, observers and business leaders warn that…
LAGOS JUNE 27 (NEWSRANGERS)-A vehicle carrying bags of diesel believed to be illegally refined product popularly referred to as ‘Kpo fire’ in the Niger Delta, burst into flames while on transit along NTA Road, Mgbuoba, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Saturday night. The incident, which happened in front of Aganorlu Street,…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A forex trader, Ifeoma Uzoezie, has been arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command, before a Yaba Magistrate Court, on a three-count charge of N11.5 million fraud. The defendant was arraigned before Magistrate Patrick Nwaka on three counts of fraud, and stealing. The prosecution alleged that the 42-year-old woman, collected money from…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russian President Vladimir Putin made a defiant televised address on Monday evening, saying he had deliberately let Saturday’s 24-hour mutiny by the Wagner militia go on as long as it did to avoid bloodshed, and that it had reinforced national unity. The statement, his first on the issue since he spoke on…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A legal practitioner, Mr Edieke Jumbo has dragged the PRO of his Branch, Mr Uboho Atang to court over his removal from the Branch Whatsapp platform. Mr. Atang who is the PRO of the Ikot Ekpene Branch of the NBA and the Administrator of the branch Whatsapp chat platform was accused of…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Italian Serie A Champions Napoli have rejected a €100million(₦85billion) bid from PSG for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen, Soccernet.ng reports. Osimhen has been one of the best strikers in Europe since last season. The Nigerian striker was superb for Napoli, helping the club to their first Scudetto in 33 years. His brilliance…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29 as Eid-El-Kabir holidays. This was contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade. The statement read, “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28th and Thursday, June 29th 2023 Public Holidays in commemoration of this…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Food giant Nestle’s businesses in Nigeria and other African countries are ramping up sourcing of local raw materials like starch and turmeric, a move that may help reduce foreign exchange exposure that has been a headache for the sector. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the supply chain problems it…
