LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Philomina Ngozi Christopher-Oji is the chief executive officer of Phil Chris Media Company, Lagos, Nigeria, and publisher of Cornerstonenewsng.com. The former banker-cum-interior decorator turned journalist has linked the ritual killings and sudden disappearances of citizens to the government and its agents. In this telephone interview with journalists, as she has gone underground…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-In the midst of the intensifying gubernatorial race in Imo State, Peter Gregory Obi, the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, has expressed concern in a video (38:28) about the ongoing hardships faced by the underprivileged masses despite government actions in the country. Addressing the audience during the Labour Party’s campaign…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said the biting sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States on the Niger junta would not be lifted despite the military leaders’ promise to negotiate with the regional bloc to resolve the crisis in the francophone country. Tinubu, who stated this when he received…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is considering selling stakes in about 20 state-run companies in a bid to raise funds and improve governance at the entities, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is among firms the government may sell a stake in, according to the chief executive officer at the Ministry…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian prosecutors filed a 20-count indictment against suspended and detained central bank governor Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday, one of them accusing him of “conferring unlawful advantages”, a government lawyer said. President Bola Tinubu, who is embarking on the boldest reforms in Africa’s biggest economy in more than a decade, has launched a…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s black market for kidneys is booming due to hypertension and renal failure, which affect 20 million Nigerians, with one in five needing urgent transplants. Since humans only need one kidney for survival, they can donate the other to a sick person. In recent years, there has been an increase in the…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Intervention Team comprising prominent Islamic scholars in the country at the weekend met with the coup leaders in Niger where both parties agreed to intensify the option of dialogue in resolving the political crisis in that country. The Islamic Ulammas led by Sheik Bala Lau met with General Abdourahmane Tchiani for…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-England midfielder, Lauren James, will play no further part in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, following her red card against Nigeria. With the scores still at 0-0, James was sent off for stamping on Michelle Alozie in the 70th minute. The referee had initially brandished a yellow before she was advised to…