LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A retired military officer, General Ishola Williams, has expressed his support for the current discussions regarding the establishment of state police as a solution to the prevalent security issues such as kidnapping, banditry, and other complex challenges in Nigeria. During his appearance on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political show broadcasted…
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, has lamented over the continuous loss of profit by business organizations in the country. Obi called for a more favorable business environment to enable local and international businesses to thrive. Obi, who made the call while reacting to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R) introduced a bill to Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 6 which called for the complete withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations. The bill, titled Disengaging Entirely from the United Nations Debacle (DEFUND) Act, would see the U.S. stop participating in U.N. peacekeeping operations including providing…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday called for a thorough investigation into a military drone attack that the state emergency agency in northern Kaduna state said killed at least 85 people at the weekend. The state’s governor, a religious leader and witnesses told Reuters on Monday that dozens of civilians were killed…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-France’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that a French official has been arrested in military-run Niger, and called for the junta to immediately release him. Military officers in Niger deposed elected President Mohamed Bazoum in July and last month ordered French officials to leave the country — an order that France has refused…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting opened yesterday in The Bahamas with a call for stronger action on gender equality priorities in the face of intensifying global environmental and economic challenges. Against the backdrop of a recent United Nations report projecting that achieving gender equality, at the current pace, may take 300…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeriens are preparing for a possible invasion by countries in the region, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation’s democratically elected president. Residents in the capital, Niamey, are calling for the mass recruitment of volunteers to assist the army in the face of a growing threat by the West African regional…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Tanzanian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Willibrod Slaa, former parliamentarian and Tanzanian Ambassador to Sweden, Boniface Mwabukusi, a lawyer and activist, and Mdude Nyagali, a political activist, all of whom were arrested between 12 and 13 August simply for criticizing a port deal between Tanzania and the United Arab Emirates…