LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A transborder drug trafficker, 36-year-old Nkem Timothy, alias Auwalu Audu has been arrested in Sokoto by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, while trying to cross to Algeria through the Niger Republic with 62 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine weighing 1.550kg, which has an estimated street value…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mali and Tunisia qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals on Tuesday to follow in the footsteps of title holders Algeria, Senegal and hosts Cameroon. Another 19 places will be up for grabs during the final two matchdays between March 22 and 30 with record seven-time champions Egypt among those…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Neighbouring Niger Republic, which started commercial oil production in 2011, now exports petroleum products to Nigeria, as Egypt and Algeria lead African operations with 13 refineries. Both countries (Egypt and Algeria) have combined capacity of 1.4 million barrels per day. For decades, Nigeria’s three major refineries have been grounded to near-zero capacity…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)— Algeria started reopening its mosques, cafes, beaches and parks Saturday for the first time in five months, gradually relaxing one of the world’s longer virus confinement periods. Curfews remain in place in more than half the country, and masks are required outdoors as Algeria tries to keep virus infections down. But…