LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGRS)-For the second straight World Cup game in Los Angeles, the pre-revolutionary Iranian flag was proudly displayed hours before kickoff. They fluttered above parking lots, draped across shoulders and tied around necks as makeshift capes. Some were folded neatly and tucked into back pockets as they entered the stadium. Others were hidden…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRAGERS)-Nearly four months after the U.S. and Israel started its war with Iran, Donald Trump is working to secure a long-awaited deal to end the war, restore global shipping and resolve an abiding dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The U.S. president was quick to celebrate an interim deal agreed over the…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has again suspended the enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit policy across the country. The policy was expected to take off today, but the police halted the enforcement pending the determination of a substantive suit before the court. The NPF had announced on December 15, last year,…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has again decried what he described as President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s penchant for reckless borrowing without accountability. Obi spoke in response to the latest external borrowing plan of $21 billion, N2.2 billion euro and ¥15 billion approved by the Senate last week….
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has declared that he will return to Edo, despite threats by the state governor, Monday Okpebholo. Obi spoke while responding to questions from journalists in Awka over Okpebholo’s warning that his safety will not be guaranteed if he comes to the state. The former Anambra…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Kogi State Police Command has arrested one suspect following another attack on the family home of the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The suspect, identified as Jose Suberu, was reportedly apprehended at the scene of the attack in Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area, on Tuesday. Confirming the development to…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Controversial Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly called Bobrisky, has disclosed that the Nigerian immigration authorities have rearrested him upon his return to the country. Bobrisky took to Instagram on Tuesday to raise the alarm over his arrest, saying he had just been arrested without being informed of his offence. “Guys, I have…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The landing cost of premium motor spirit dropped to N774.82 per litre, cheaper than the ex-depot price of Dangote Refinery’s fuel, which stood at N825 per litre. This is according to the latest competency centre daily energy data released by the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday. Data from MEMAN…