LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amid a protracted stalemate in Congress over immigration, President Joe Biden has opened a back door to allow hundreds of thousands of new immigrants into the country, significantly expanding the use of humanitarian parole programs for people escaping war and political turmoil around the world. The measures, introduced over the past year…
LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Don Lemon announced Monday that he’s been “terminated” by CNN. The embattled anchor, who joined the network in 2006, faced scrutiny over his alleged sexist behavior, surviving numerous on-air blunders during his tenure, like in February when he declared Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley “isn’t in her prime” at age 51. “I…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANERS)-The aircraft that conveyed the former Lagos State governor touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 04:30pm on Monday. The All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, who was officially out of Nigeria since March 22, returned about one month before his inauguration on May 29, 2023. He returned with…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Supremacy clashes involving members of the Aiye and the Eiye confraternities at Ijanikin, in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, have led to the deaths of two persons including an undergraduate of the Lagos State University, Kamoru Lasisi, and a tiler, Lateef Atanda. PUNCH Metro gathered that members of the…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chief David Obadofin, the traditional ruler of Aghara, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area, Kogi State, has died in custody of his abductors. He was said to have passed on last Thursday, 12 days after he was kidnapped, when he could not longer withstand the torture of his captivity. In a related development, Temidayo…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tens of thousands of Israelis have packed Tel Aviv streets for the 16th consecutive week to protest government judicial reforms they see as an attack on democracy. The weekly protests have continued despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 27 announcing a “pause” to allow for talks on the reforms which were…
LAGOS APRIL 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Muslim Community in Anambra State has eulogised the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, for what they described as his unwavering support to the Community from his days as the Governor of Anambra State till now. They described Obi as a true and detribalised Nigerian who does not…
LAGOS APRIL 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Bank has recommended a single foreign exchange (Forex) market, urging Nigeria to do away with its multiple forex markets. In its latest ‘Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria: April 2023’, the World Bank said unification of the forex markets should be one of the reforms to strengthen the recovery of the…
