LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-News ToGo reports that Peter Obi and his party, the Labour Party, LP, are challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. During the hearing of the case at the Presidential Election Petitions Court, PEPC, the legal team of the LP candidate brought different facts and…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from office immediately. This was revealed Friday night in a statement by Willie Bassey, Director of Information at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The CBN Governor’s suspension is a sequel to the ongoing investigation of…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A software engineer, Anthony Chinwo, appeared before the Presidential Election Petitions Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday and was identified as the second witness fielded by the flagbearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, against the Independent National Electoral Commission, President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and the All Progressives Congress,…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday defended the West African nation’s decision to stop subsidizing fuel, a move that already is adding to economic hardships by pushing up prices for transportation and commodities. The money saved by endng the decades long subsidy last week will help the government’s efforts to fight poverty…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s central bank allowed the naira to drop about 2% on the official market to a record low on Wednesday, but the currency’s rate remained above where it trades at central bank auctions and on the black market. Nigeria is trying to find a way to unify its multiple exchange rate system,…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-At least 78 Nigerians have been killed and 12 abducted in violent attacks across the country since President Bola Tinubu took the oath of office. The incidents happened in Rivers, Zamfara, Kaduna, Ogun, Sokoto, and the Federal Capital Territory. This was contained in data obtained from the Nigeria Security Tracker, a project…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At a ceremony in November, the Nigerian government celebrated the discovery of as many as 1 billion barrels of oil in the country’s arid northeast, almost 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) away from the crude-rich Niger Delta. The state’s partners in the multi-billion dollar project in the impoverished, landlocked corner of the country…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Association of Right and Welfare of Passengers in Nigeria (ARWPAN) has Congratulated President Ahmed Bola Tinubu on his successful inauguration. In a press conference in Abuja, the founder, Engr. Princess Tina Onojeghuo, the organization commended the president for appointment of credible key officers to serve Nigeria. According to her, Nigerians can expect…