LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s attempts at stemming the tides of official corruption for years now have been hampered by the inability of the various government agencies set up for this purpose, to work collectively and in unison, the British Council, which is an agency of the government of the United Kingdom (UK), has said. According…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s dollar-denominated government bonds rose to 5-7 month highs on Wednesday after President Muhammadu Buhari won a second term at the helm of Africa’s largest economy and top oil producer. The country’s longer-dated bonds were up as much as 0.8 cents in the dollar to extend a more than 10 cents rally…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-China on Wednesday applauded President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election as President of Nigeria. Nigeria is China’s strategic partner of cooperation in Africa, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at a daily news conference in Beijing. “China always attaches high importance to bilateral ties and stands ready to work with the new…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite public outrage in Nigeria, Ghana Immigration (GI) officials have intensified their raid of neighbourhoods with high concentration of Nigerians in the hope of weeding out persons without residence permit and repatriating same to Nigeria. No fewer than 723 Nigerians had been deported from Ghana since January 2018 to date in a…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has dismissed as untrue a rumour that he has fled the country in order not to participate in casting his vote during Tomorrow’s general elections. Obasanjo, who was reacting to a social media story, written by one Gbenga Lawal on his Facebook page, at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former American President Bill Clinton has canceled his trip to Nigeria ahead of Saturday’s general elections, saying the visit could be “politicised,” CNN has reported. The PUNCH had reported that the 42nd President of the United States of America and Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland, had been named dignitaries for…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria polie has began hunt for two men who stripped and rob pepper in a girls private for allegedly stealing a telephone handset. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPPRO), Frank Mba, revealed that investigation into the incident had already commenced. He demands more information from members of the public. Outrage has…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the February 16 poll, Mr Peter Obi, has said Nigeria will collapse if Buhari is reelected. Obi stated this during a roadshow by the PDP in Awka, Anambra State, on Tuesday to seek support for its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar ahead of the…