LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has described as a death threat, Governor Monday Okpebholo’s warning to 2027 presidential aspirant, Peter Obi not to enter Edo State. The Governor had issued what could pass as a threat to Obi, warning him against entering the state without prior notification and approval from…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Islamic police force in Kano, a Muslim-majority state in Nigeria, has raised eyebrows after it ordered shops to only use headless mannequins to advertise clothing. “Islam frowns on idolatry,” Haruna Ibn-Sina, the commander of the Sharia police known as the hisbah, told the BBC. “With the head on it looks like…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Berlin is planning to hand back its Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, piling pressure on the British Museum to return its own world-class holdings. Germany is moving towards full restitution of its looted treasures, a foreign ministry official revealed yesterday. Hundreds of bronzes from the ancient Kingdom of Benin, located in modern-day Nigeria…