LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has gven all South Africans and their companies operating in Nigeria to shut down within seven days and move out of the country, following the increasing number of Xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. Akpan made the call at a press conference organised by…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has condemned the public naked dance in Lekki area of Lagos State describing it as “strange entertainment from the pit of hell.” The footage, which was said to be a scene from Tekno’s unreleased video titled: ‘Agege’, in which he featured Zlatan Ibile. The musician was seen dancing with…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigeria’s vice president Atiku Abubakar Thursday called for the investigation of the alleged secret burial of over 1,000 troops of the Nigerian Army. “I cannot fathom that in the space of a year, 1000 of these great patriots were killed and buried secretly without their families being told. I hesitate to…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The fledgling mobile money market in Nigeria is about to get a major shake-up. MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest telecoms operator, has been granted a “super agent” license which allows it set up an agent network through which it can provide financial services. It’s the first step in MTN’s plans to finally…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-China has commenced the export of used cars popularly known as ‘tokunbo’ to Africa, Asia and Europe, with Nigeria one of the destinations for the first batch of 300 cars. The country’s Ministry of Commerce had, in a statement, announced that it had cleared 10 cities to begin the export of second-hand…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – At least 20 members of a Nigerian Shi’ite organization have been killed this week, group spokesmen said, during a series of protests that show little sign of ending despite the increasing death toll and authorities saying they have boosted security. The death toll may be as high as 25, one…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Grace Taku, the aid worker kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists on July 18, has claimed that Leah Sharibu alongside one Alice has been killed by the insurgents because of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s inability to “do something”. Leah Sharibu was among the 110 Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapped from Yobe State by the…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Group under the aegis of Malcolm Omirhobo Foundation has stated that the right to freedom of movement enshrined in the Nigerian constitution which Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore is relying on to ask the Fulani herdsmen to stay where ever they are in Nigeria to defend themselves as well as fight for their…
