LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS) – Saudis braced Wednesday for a tripling in value added tax, another unpopular austerity measure after the twin shocks of coronavirus and an oil price slump triggered the kingdom’s worst economic decline in decades. Retailers in the country reported a sharp uptick in sales this week of everything from gold and…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Officials of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Response Team yesterday rescued a middle aged woman trapped in the mud under the 3rd Mainland Bridge, inward Berger Iyana Oworo in the early hours of day. This incident came barely two weeks after a similar incident wherein a middle aged man was rescued…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Christmas is traditionally a boom time in Bethlehem. Crowds of tourists and pilgrims usually throng the streets, keen to visit where Jesus is said to have been born. This year, however, the roads are empty, the shops shut, and Manger Square, the town’s centre, will be silent. The Church of the Nativity,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has accused the Nigerian government of knowing the hideouts of killer herdsmen and bandits. Gumi said the federal government identifies the bandits and killer herdsmen through its aerial view. The cleric made the allegations on a Channels Television Programme, Politics Today. Gumi said the government was…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The peace in Ibese community in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State snapped on Tuesday following clashes among commercial motorcycle operators over hike in ticket fee. The Okada riders operating at Dangote Cement Factory junction at Ibese were said to have resisted the hike from N600 to N800 by the…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected armed bandits have killed two soldiers at Dogon Dawa village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Two civilians including a youth leader were also killed by the assailants during a siege that lasted several hours on Thursday. The One Division of the Nigerian Army has yet to confirm…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Details of how much Nigerian international, Odion Ighalo will earn at Manchester United for six months have been revealed. Following his loan deal to Manchester United for a period of six months, Nigerian footballer, Odion Ighalo will reportedly earn a staggering N1.4bn (£2.98m), according to Sports Extra. As of Thursday, the exchange rate…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has asked the new administration to provide palliatives to mitigate the effect of the petroleum subsidy removal on Nigerians. The resolution was contained in a report submitted by a committee set up last year to investigate subsidy. The committee’s report was considered and approved on Thursday by the…