LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian singer and songwriter, Burna Boy and manager mum, Bose Ogulu have been accused of extortion by United States-based show promoter Emmanuel Chinyere Uzoh. Uzoh, who is the CEO of Gold Moola Entertainment, made the allegation against Burna Boy and his mum on the company’s official Instagram handle on Tuesday. He claims…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Oyo State Government has said men of the Nigeria Customs Service raided Igangan and other parts of Ibarapa areas of the state on Friday night, and not unknown gunmen as widely reported. Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde made the clarifications in a statement on Saturday…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWRANGERS)-The spokesperson of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has alleged that the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is going about intimidating governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party to join the APC. While appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today monitored by…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has described as “widespread and pervasive” the manifestation of corruption under President Muhammadu Buhari. The U.S. in its 2020 annual report on human rights said Mr Buhari’s government has failed to take action to stem widespread looting using existing laws that criminalise theft in public service. “Although the law…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amnesty International on Thursday accused the Nigerian government of attempting to cover up the killing of a dozen citizens during peaceful protests in Lagos last October. Youth-led demonstrations in Nigeria began against police abuse, quickly spiralling in broader calls for reform. But they ended weeks later when security forces shot at demonstrators…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Obianuju Catherine Udeh aks DJ Switch, has berated the Lagos State Government concerning the order it secured from a mobile court to auction 88 cars seized from traffic offenders in the state. THEWILL recalls that the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement Unit) had stated that it…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Uganda’s government spokesman accused the United States on Tuesday of trying to subvert last week’s presidential elections after the U.S. ambassador attempted to visit an opposition leader being held under house arrest. The military surrounded the home of popstar-turned-legislator Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, shortly after he cast his…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A legal practitioner, Mr. Ojeh Godwin, has lamented what he called flagrant abuse of statutory procedure and due process, calling for an urgent investigation of the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). ‘’It is disheartening that the leadership of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)…