LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Nigerian lawmakers elected Godswill Akpabio as senate president after the inauguration of the new national assembly by President Bola Tinubu. Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta Affairs who served two terms as governor of Akwa Ibom state, beat another contender Abdulaziz Yari to emerge. He won 63 out of the…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Security around the United States Embassy in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, has been beefed up following the shooting of an official of the embassy, last Thursday. Also, other embassies and foreign missions have upped their security level, while urging their citizens and officials to take their security more seriously. The staff, whose identity…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A few years ago, I saw a post on the popular social networking site Twitter asking Nigerians what the “Nigerian Dream” means to them. Curious, I checked the comments to see what Nigerians consider the Nigerian Dream. Most respondents said the Nigerian Dream is to get an international passport and Japa (a…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The African football governing body known as CAF has reacted after the Flying Eagles of Nigeria recorded an astonishing two nil victory in the round of 16 ties of the current U-20 FIFA World Cup tournament against host nation. Nigeria yesterday were impressive in their game against Argentina at the Estadio San…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Italy, Nigeria, Colombia and a 10-man Brazil lineup advanced to the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday. Host Argentina lost 2-0 to Nigeria in front of almost 30,000 fans in San Juan, ending an unlikely campaign for the home team. Italy eliminated England with a 2-1 victory thanks to a…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, has said the issue he recently had with alleged identity theft in the United Kingdom started in Nigeria. Obi, however, added that the matter was still being investigated by UK authorities. He disclosed this on Sunday while speaking as…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Wesley Girls Senior Secondary School, Yaba, which falls under Education District IV of Lagos State, will be representing Nigeria at the 2023 Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) competition in Sweden. The competition brings together the world’s brightest young scientists to encourage their continued interest in water-related issues. A statement issued by…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeran Afrobeats star Seun Kuti has shared a short video from his recent performance in Helsinki, Finland. The singer, who was recently released from detentions, has since travelled out of the country to commence his world tour. A video Seun shared from his performance at a festival in Finland showed the moment…