LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed displeasure at the lingering strike by primary schools teachers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. In a post on his official X handle, Obi said it is worrisome that the government spent billions of naira to renovate the International Conference…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In an interview with the Times of London published Saturday, Kym Kyrath, who played 5-year-old Gretl in “The Sound of Music,” accused the late producer Patrick Curtis of raping her when she was 15. Kyrath added that there were “pedophile-ish people” around her as she grew up in Hollywood, and her…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has been released from police custody two days after his arrest at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Sowore was detained on Wednesday after honouring an invitation from the Inspector General of Police’s Monitoring Unit. His release…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Springdale Academy of Maritime Education and Training Trust (SAMET) in India has petitioned the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) over alleged breach of contractual agreement with Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services. SAMET in the petition dated July 19, 2024 through its Nigerian legal firm, Kunle Adegoke…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday that she’s “ready to debate Donald Trump,” agreeing to the Sept. 10 date previously set to be hosted by ABC News. “[Trump] agreed to that previously. Now here he is backpedaling, and I’m ready and I think the voters deserve to see the split screen…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote says some staff members of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and oil traders operate a blending plant in Malta, an island country in Europe. Dangote stated this over the weekend when he received the leadership of the House led by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and his…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed worry over Federal Government’s promises to dispense wage award to workers since the removal of petrol subsidy in the country. Mr Joe Ajaero, the NLC President said this in a statement while reacting to the President Bola Tinubu’s speech on Tuesday in Abuja. The statement…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peter Obi/Yusuf Datti Ahmed camp on Monday accused the UK-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) of attempting to influence the verdict of the tribunal hearing disputes arising from the February 25, 2023 Nigerian presidential election. A statement by the Obi-Datti Media Office entitled “EIU jaundiced Report: A transactional work poorly done” dismissed…