LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan has distanced himself from an Instagram post suggesting he is planning a comeback in the 2027 presidential election. The post, shared by an account bearing Jonathan’s name, criticised Nigeria’s current leaders, claiming they are “pretending to sleep”, while urging citizens to choose better leadership in 2027. “Since our…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday presided over a council of ministers meeting at the presidential palace in Abidjan, the Ivorian capital. The Ivorian presidency confirmed Ouattara’s attendance in a statement it issued, including pictures showing the president and cabinet members at the meeting. False rumours of a military coup…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND 9NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service has described the alleged tenure extension of the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, as fake. The National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada in a statement on Tuesday, said that the news was inaccurate and misleading. He explained that the appointments and tenure extensions of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kylian Mbappe is being investigated for rape by Swedish police, according to a newspaper report in Sweden following a visit by the Real Madrid star to Stockholm, which Mbappe denounced as “fake news”. After Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported that an alleged rape had been reported to police but did not say who…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Social media – especially Twitter – was taken over on the night of Saturday (March 9) by the information that Daniel Alves had passed away. The former football player is in prison in Spain and was recently sentenced to four years and six months for rape. The news of the Brazilian’s death,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A viral message suggests that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, plans to re-denominate the Naira by removing two zeroes or shifting two decimal points, accompanied by a transition period during which both old and new Naira would coexist. How true is this claim?…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Elections, has described as fake, a photo of him and the Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Mr Simon Ekpa. The Head of the Obi-Datti Media Office, Mr Diran Onifade, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has told Lagosians to disregard a viral publication claiming that some communities in the state would hold “oro traditional rites” on Thursday and Friday nights. A publication has been in circulation on social media platforms claiming that some communities in Lagos will hold the oro traditional rites on…