LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The death toll from flash floods in the US state of Texas jumped to at least 78 people on Sunday as the search for girls missing from Camp Mystic, a Christian youth camp, continues. Larry Leitha, the Kerr County Sheriff in Texas Hill Country, said the death toll in the hardest-hit Kerr…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged residents of the state to remain peaceful and law-abiding following the declaration of a state of emergency by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued on Tuesday night, Governor Fubara disclosed his administration’s commitment to democracy, the rule of law, and the continued progress of…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers state, describing it as an assault on democracy that must be condemned in the strongest terms. The former vice president, who reacted on his verified Facebook page, noted that the declaration is a political manipulation, carried…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Thursday announced a nine-month programme beginning on October 31 that allows individuals to deposit dollar bills held outside the formal banking system without scrutiny. It said the new initiative aims to address the rising costs of commodities influenced by the foreign exchange rate, driven by demand and supply…
By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-As we feel the rush of the Supreme court declaration of Local Government financial autonomy, I must say it is not yet uhuru as there are lot of work to be done to enable our local governments optimally perform for the benefit of our people at the…
LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s outgoing president has issued a declaration over the Benin Bronzes that could have significant consequences in the campaign for the return of these great cultural treasures, as Barnaby Phillips has been finding out. In the dying weeks of his administration, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari made a decision which has caused a…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-There was disquiet in Abuja, the nation’s Federal Capital Territory after the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the early hours of Wednesday….
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/ Transparency International – Nigeria welcomes the decision by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for operators in the Nigerian financial system, particularly bankers to declare their assets as from June 1, 2021. A statement signed by Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani), Executive Director of CISLAC…