LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to cut short his two-week foreign trip and return to address what he described as an escalating security crisis across the country. Obi, in a statement shared via his social media handles, called out…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied claims that he endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term ahead of the 2027 general election. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that a viral story titled “Tinubu Will Win 2027 Presidential Election – Goodluck Jonathan” claimed the former leader had declared that no opposition coalition would be…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kylian Mbappe joined Real Madrid in search of Champions League glory, hoping to be on the right side of exactly the kind of magical night they need against Arsenal on Wednesday if they are to progress to the semi-finals. The Gunners lead 3-0 after dismantling the holders in London last week in…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peru’s former First Lady Nadine Heredia requested asylum at the Brazilian Embassy in Lima on Tuesday, the same day she and her husband, former President Ollanta Humala, were sentenced to 15 years in prison on money laundering charges. The embassy informed Peru that Heredia had arrived Tuesday morning, according to a statement…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has raised alarm over what he described as outrageous electricity billing by the power distribution company supplying his official residence. Speaking on Monday during a roundtable event in Victoria Island, Hamzat revealed that his power bill skyrocketed from N2.7 million in March to a staggering N29…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the Provost of 1 Police Mobile Force (MOPOL) in Kaduna and DSP Aliyu Adejembi, along with his team to appear for questioning following the circulation of a video showing them lined up to receive cash handouts from Chinese business people. SaharaReporters gathered that…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force has declared wanted Ihuoma Julia Nneji, a daughter of the founder of the popular ABC Transport, Frank Nneji, for alleged cyber crime. Nneji was declared wanted Tuesday night by the office of the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Center, (NPF NCCN), Abuja as posted on the Force official…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Having achieved a significant milestone of submitting it’s first Biennial Transparency Report (BTR1) in December 2024, the process of commencing the next reporting cycle of greenhouse gas emissions from relevant sectors of the Nigerian economy and documented in the Second Biennial Transparency Report (BTR2) and Fourth National Communication (NC4) has started with…