LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 22 people have been killed and more than 1,200 arrested in violence that erupted during protests this week in Angola sparked by the government’s decision to raise the price of fuel, the president’s office said on Wednesday. Joao Lourenco’s office released the death toll in an official statement and said…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Nigerians against disclosing information on their National Identity Number (NIN) to unauthorized individual or organization. The Commission equally warned that any NIN presented to access services must be duly verified before granting such services. This warning is coming as a result of the…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has raised the alarm over an emerging coordinated sabotage campaign being waged by a syndicate of known and faceless actors, both outside and within various levels of the organisation. NNPCL in a statement titled, “Coordinated Sabotage Campaign Against NNPC Limited’s Leadership” signed by…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia on Thursday warned the United States not to take military action against Iran, amid speculation over whether Washington would enter the war alongside Israel. Israel launched an unprecedented wave of strikes at Iran last week, to which Tehran responded with missile and drone attacks. Moscow is one of Iran’s most important…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS0-Los Angeles and other major cities across the nation are girding for widespread demonstrations against the Trump administration Saturday as the federal government expands its aggressive immigration enforcement crackdown beyond Southern California. In Washington, the Army will celebrate 250 years of service, as well as President Trump’s 79th birthday, with an unprecedented…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The attention of the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has been drawn to reactions trailing the discontinuation of the criminal charge against the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer MD/CEO of Fidelity Bank Plc. The office of the AGF in a statement signed by Kamarudeen…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia has sentenced an Australian man to 13 years in a maximum-security prison for fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, state prosecutors in the Russian-controlled parts of eastern Ukraine said Friday. Oscar Jenkins, 33, was found guilty by a court in Luhansk of participating in an armed conflict as a mercenary, prosecutors said in…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Peter Obi of the Labour Party has taken a jab at prominent Nigerians and others who ganged up in protest against former President Goodluck Jonathan when he pushed for fuel subsidy removal in 2012, but are now silent as President Bola Tinubu implements the same policy. At the memorial of the late…