LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied ownership of the $52.8m loot recently repatriated from the US. Diezani, through her lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, debunked claims of owning the money. The Federal Government had recently announced that the US government $52.88m said…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has lamented the level of hardship faced by Nigerians. Obi lamented the travails of low-income earners and the new trend of imposing all manner of exorbitant charges by PoS operators to access cash, even by petty…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leader of UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has renewed her onslaught against Nigeria. The Nigerian-born politician dominated the headlines towards the end of last year over controversial remarks about her birth country. While delivering her first speech of the year at an event organised by Onward, a British think tank producing research…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Olufemi Soneye is the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, CCCO, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL. In this interview, Soneye speaks on the game-changing nature of the ongoing pipelines and depots rehabilitation project which he says is set to resolve longstanding challenges in petroleum supply and strengthen the country’s energy infrastructure…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Anglican Archbishop of the Niger Province and Bishop of the Awka Diocese, His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. Alexander Ibezim, has reminded Mr. Peter Obi that, given his position and his principles, he would continue to face opposition from various quarters. However, the Cleric assured him in what he called his “only…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the last election, Mr Peter Obi, has explained the motivation behind his extensive contributions to education, healthcare, and empowerment initiatives. Responding to a journalist’s question about his decision to commit over N1.5 billion to humanitarian causes in 2024, during a visit…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet-to-be-identified officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been shot dead and another critically injured after suspected Internet fraudsters, known as Yahoo boys, opened fire on the anti-graft operatives in the Onitsha area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident which occurred on Friday, left some other…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US immigration authorities will carry out mass arrests of undocumented immigrants across the country on Tuesday, a top border official in the incoming administration of Donald Trump has said. The move would be among the first by Republican Trump, who returns to the White House on Monday, to uphold a campaign pledge…