LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prices of essential food items in Nigeria surged significantly in April 2024 compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Selected Food Price Watch report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The report revealed a concerning rise in the cost of staple foods across the board. Here’s a…
By Dan Onwukwe LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This much is plain truth: Every government in power is judged by the success or failure of the promises it made prior to, and on assumption of office. During the presidential campaigns last year, Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the All Progressives Congress candidate made scores of promises to Nigerians…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria adopted a new national anthem on Wednesday after lawmakers passed a law that replaced the current one with a version dropped nearly a half-century ago, sparking widespread criticism about how the law was hastily passed without much public input. President Bola Tinubu’s assent to the law comes a day after it…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has told President Bola Tinubu that Nigeria is still bleeding following the latter’s statement about the state of the nation. TRIBUNE ONLINE earlier reported Tinubu recently said that Nigeria is no longer bleeding due to the reforms his administration has been able…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government should be held responsible if any violence breaks out in Kano State over the ongoing tussle in the emirate. Atiku condemned the Tinubu government for allegedly siding the newly sacked Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero by deploying security forces to…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Financial experts have blamed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration’s twin policies of fuel subsidy removal and naira devaluation for the rise in food prices. The prices of rice, garri, beans, and yam surged astronomically by over 130 per cent in April 2024 on a year-on-year basis, worsening Nigeria’s economic misery. The National…
LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the devastating attack in Plateau State that left scores dead and many more injured, Peter Obi, the flagbearer of the Labour Party, has called on the Tinubu-led government to take swift and decisive action to curb the rising violence. The attack, carried out by bandits, targeted Zurak Kompani and Bandalala communities,…
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has reacted to the planned alliance between Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Recall that Obi held a private meeting with Atiku and other PDP stakeholders in Abuja last week. He also met…
