LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Textile trader Yusuf Abdullahi admitted he could not afford to marry despite being 30 years old until Nigeria’s northern Kano state financed and staged mass weddings for 1,800 couples. Customary gifts for newlyweds were also provided by the state as part of efforts to enable the poorest to get married. Abdullahi was…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As Israeli forces intensify their counterattack on the Gaza Strip, civilians in the area have grown increasingly desperate and uncertain about their survival. “The majority of the people here, when we hear news of any risk in our neighborhood, we evacuate,” Nour Swirki, a community activist in Gaza, told Insider. “But, in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The naira fell further on Tuesday as it exchanged for the dollar at the parallel market between 1,005/$ and 1,025/$. Owners of small-scale enterprises, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, and manufacturers, who spoke to The PUNCH, expressed concern about the falling value of the naira, warning that it would lead to the shutting…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two people have been arrested in South Carolina after Anderson County deputies conducted a traffic stop – and ended up finding cocaine hidden behind what they thought was a pregnant woman’s belly. According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies pulled over Anthony Miller and Cemeka Mitchem along Interstate 85 during what police said…