LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is grappling with increasing economic pressures as intercity bus fares rise sharply, driven by surging fuel prices. The latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals that the average fare for intercity bus journeys jumped by 20.23% to N7,117.17 in July 2024, compared to N5,919.49 in July 2023. The…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-74-year-old Emir of Gobir in Gawata town of Sokoto state, Alhaji Isah Muhammad Bawa was abducted by bandits on Sabon Birni road last month alongside his biological son on his way to his native town of Sabon Birni, near the border with Niger, after attending a meeting in Sokoto. His abductors demanded…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the pilot. The order to dismiss Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk was published on the presidential website. “We need to…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia is withdrawing 100 of its paramilitary officers from Burkina Faso to help in the war in Ukraine. They are part of about 300 soldiers from the Bear Brigade – a Russian private military company – who arrived in the West African nation in May to support the country’s military junta. On…
LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Spain, Alhaji Yusuf Yaro Mamman, will chair the 2024 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), slated for October. The 2024 Conference Planning Committee chairman, Danlami Nmodu, mni, announced this in a press statement issued by the Publicity Secretary of GOCOP, Sir Remmy Nweke. The…
LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Professor Azubike Onuora-Oguno, a renowned expert in International Human Rights Law, has delivered his inaugural lecture at the University of Ilorin, marking a significant milestone in his academic career. The lecture, which took place yesterday, Thursday, August 29, 2024 at the university’s auditorium, was attended by dignitaries, academics, and students. In his…
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man has sent home a passionate appeal for financial support after his wife was delivered of 11 babies in Cotonou, Benin Republic. Yahaya Nafiu, 56, is seeking help to support his family’s care for the babies and their mother. Mr Nafiu, the Missioner of Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) in…
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Criminal Police Organisation has arrested more than 300 people with links to one of West Africa’s most feared criminal networks, Black Axe, and other affiliated groups, according to a post on the Interpol website. The Black Axe is a secretive criminal network involved in trafficking, prostitution and killing operations around…
