LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced she is stepping down in a shock resignation ahead of a general election later this year. Ardern, 42, who became the world’s youngest female leader when she led her Labour Party to power in 2017, doesn’t have the energy or inspiration to seek re-election, she…
A BBC investigation has discovered that political parties in Nigeria are secretly paying social media influencers to spread disinformation about their opponents ahead of general elections in February. The BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has spoken to whistle-blowers working for two of Nigeria’s political parties, and prominent influencers who have described it as “an industry”. The…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A human rights organisation under the aegis of the Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Social Right Advancement and Development Initiative has told Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of a Federal High Court in Abuja, that the St. Paul Aroloya Primary School in Lagos which the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Coordinator of the Civilian Joint Task Force CJTF, in Borno State, Mr Abba Kalli, has blamed France for the worsening insecurity in Borno State and its environs According to him, France is behind the insecurity of the area especially Borno because of the oil and gas in Lake Chad and…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian professor in the US, Marinus Iwuchukwu, and a woman identified as Charce Dunn were found dead in Pittsburg Pennsylvania on Tuesday, January 17. Their bodies were found along Thorncrest Drive, Wilkins Township, Pittsburg on Tuesday, January 17, after an alleged “domestic disturbance” around 10 am. According to the Allegheny County Police,…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the Inspector General (IG) of Police, Usman Alkali Baba. The extension, which was contained in a letter to the relevant authorities, put paid to speculations about his likely retirement before the general election, starting February 25. Speculations had been rife that Baba might retire…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some Bank of America members are in a frenzy due to allegedly missing funds in their accounts. Customers have taken to social media to share their disbelief when they checked their bank accounts on Jan. 18, due to an alleged outage impacting the systems of Bank of America and Zelle. According to…
LAGOS JANUARY 1TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jamaican Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt was shocked to discover $12 million missing from an account he had with Kingston-based investment firm Stocks and Securities Ltd., according to his lawyer. Bolt was recently told there was only about $12,000 remaining in the account, his lawyer Linton P. Gordon said in a phone interview….
