By George P. Koon LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The current leader of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, and his predecessor Guinea-Bissau leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo have failed to demonstrate the bloc’s commitment to democracy. Since 2020 four ECOWAS members, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Niger experienced a total of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Ibrahim Khaleel, has died in Abuja. Khaleel reportedly slumped and subsequently passed away at his Abuja residence while trying to perform magrib prayers on Wednesday. Condoling with the NULGE and the Kano State Government over the incident, the Zamfara State Governor Bello…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There has been respite for both commercial and private motorists in the Abuja city centre following the disappearance of the roadside touts, popularly known as agberos, after the incident that led to the death of a couple. Abuja Metro reports that the gang, which allegedly claim membership of either the National Union…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As part of efforts to sanitize and project the image of the transportation system in Lagos State and ability to reward good deeds and eliminate the bad eggs among the drivers and conductors in the state, Lagos-based frontline journalist and publisher of Nigerian Online Newspaper, August24news.com, Mr. Ajagbe Adeyemi Teslim is…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-More than three years after the UK’s in/out referendum, the country’s membership of the EU ends. The United Kingdom has left the European Union, after 47 years of membership. After a 2016 referendum of UK voters resulted in a 52-48 percent win for the “leave” campaign, the country’s membership officially ceased at…
http://ift.tt/2wnSuaF Dr Ifeanyi Okowa LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Delta State Government has taken short and long term measures in its determination to tackle the flooding problems in the state capital and other parts of the state. A statement made available to journalists stated that as part of the short term measures to ameliorate the effects…
http://ift.tt/2xDtPw4 LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia has signed agreements with Nigeria to build and operate a nuclear power plant in the oil-rich West African nation that has a deficit of reliable power and faces security challenges by Islamist militants in the far northeast. Feasibility studies for the plant and a research center construction will include site…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A viral video of a Catholic Church in Ojo, Lagos flooded by the heavy rainfall on July 3, 2024, has raised eyebrows as Nigerians call attention to the importance of proper flood management. The video shared by a church member revealed the entire worship center was swamped with water including the church’s…