LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Benin Tradition Council has banned the wearing of chieftaincy traditional costumes specifically meant for the Oba of Benin, Oba’s wives, the royal family and titled chiefs by members of the public during ceremonies. DAILY POST reports that the Benin Traditional Council listed such costumes as round coral bead (lkele), Eben (ceremonial…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has commended the Finish government over the arrest and detention of Simon Ekpa, saying his administration will not tolerate actions and statements that could lead to division among citizens. President Tinubu spoke when he received the Letters of Credence from the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Sanna Selin, at…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In alignment with the Renewed Hope Mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the Renewed Hope National Home Grown School Feeding (RH-NHGSF) Programme. This collaboration, fostered by Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote (DG/CEO of NIMC) and Princess Aderemi Adebowale, National…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, praised the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). He commended them for rescuing Mrs. Folashade Odumosu, wife of retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Hakeem Odumosu. Mrs. Odumosu was abducted on January 16 in Arepo, Ogun State. The kidnappers dragged her from…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Trade Organization chief said on Thursday that any tit-for-tat trade wars prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats would have catastrophic consequences for global growth, urging states to refrain from retaliation. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister, starts her second term as head of the global…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The bodies of 757 Ukrainian soldiers have been repatriated by the Russian side, the responsible coordination staff announced in Kiev on Friday. Of these, 451 were killed in the fighting near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, and 137 on the front line south of the city of Zaporizhzhya. Other bodies came…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-China has responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of imposing tariffs on goods exported to the United States. Since taking office, the American leader has signed numerous executive orders and reiterated his intention to impose tariffs of up to 20% on many countries trading with Washington. In an interview with Fox…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mexico denied a U.S. military plane access to land Thursday, at least temporarily frustrating the Trump administration’s plans to deport immigrants to the country, according to two U.S. defense officials and a third person familiar with the situation. Two Guatemala-bound Air Force C-17s, carrying about 80 people apiece, flew deportees out of…
