http://ift.tt/2xViH1r LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, the world’s richest woman whose old age was clouded by dementia, has died at the age of 94, her family said Thursday. “Liliane Bettencourt died last night at home,” her daughter Francoise Bettencourt Meyers said in a statement. Bettencourt, the cosmetics giant’s principal shareholder, was the 14th…
http://ift.tt/2hmPLo8 LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The nation’s currency, the Naira has depreciated marginally against the dollar at the parallel market, exchanging at N365.5 to the green back at the end of trading on Thursday. This is because the Naira lost 50 kobo from N365 posted on Wednesday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at…
http://ift.tt/2jOQxP7 France President Emmanuel Macron LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-A diplomatic crisis is brewing between France and Nigeria following accusation by the minister of information and culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed, that France is the e financial headquarters of the proscribed Indigenous People Biafra (IPOB). Mohammed has on Wednesday fingered France and the UK as the financial as…
http://ift.tt/2jPrtYx Buhari LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-After his participation in the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday left New York for London, United Kingdom. President Buhari is expected to do a follow up medical check in the UK. It was however not stated how many days the president would be…
http://ift.tt/2fDLH2R The seized arms on display LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Controller General of Nigeria Custom Service, NCS, Col Ahmeed Ibrahim Ali (RTD) had directed all Custom Area Controllers to be alert following the seizure of another arms cache in Tin Can Island Port, Apapa, Lagos. Ali who gave the order while addressing newsmen at the…
http://ift.tt/2xguDty Kanu LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal government has promised to cut the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) down to size and that it is nearing its end with its proscription by the South-East governors. Alhaji Lai Mohammed who is the minister of information and culture made this position known on Wednesday, September 20 at…
http://ift.tt/2wI8117 LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Head of Trade and Economic Sector of the European Union (EU), Mr. Filipo Amato has said that the multilateral trade between Nigeria and the EU member states stood at 19.9 billion Euros in 2016. Speaking at the pre-event press briefing for the forthcoming EU-Nigeria Business Forum in Lagos, on Wednesday,…
http://ift.tt/2xRNnQR LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Five persons have been abducted from a merchant vessel in the vicinity of Parrot Island, Calabar, Nigeria, the UK-based security brokerage Asket said. The incident occurred in the evening hours of September 18. As informed, four speed boats attacked the unnamed ship, abducting the men. Separately, Dryad Maritime confirmed the incident…