LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari said his successor will inherit a far more resilient economy thanks to investments in infrastructure and policies that have bolstered local production. Under his watch, the government has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in stolen state funds, built new transport links and beaten back militant group…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen attacked two churches in rural northwestern Nigeria on Sunday, killing three people, witnesses and a state official said, weeks after a similar attack in the West African nation left 40 worshippers dead. The attack in Kajuru area of Kaduna State targeted four villages, resulting in the abduction of unspecified number of…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A new survey of more than 4,500 young people in Africa, aged 18-24, has found that 52% of them are likely to consider emigrating in the next few years, citing economic hardship and education opportunities as the top reasons. The BBC spoke to five young people in Nigeria and South Africa who…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Update, 6/16/22: The Smithsonian Institution voted to repatriate 29 of its 39 Benin bronzes to Nigeria, and plans to return to Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments “at a later date.” It’s as yet unclear what the institution plans to do with the remaining 10 bronzes. Original, 3/9/22: The Smithsonian Institution…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli forward Victor Osimhen scored four goals as Nigeria crushed Sao Tome e Principe 10-0 in Morocco on Monday to record the biggest victory in Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying history. Qualifying for the biennial competition has been staged since 1961 and Ghana, Kenya and Libya shared the record with eight-goal…
By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I find the just concluded primary elections of the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress party characterised by greed , dishonesty , fraud and bribery as shameful , absurd, imprudent, an insult to the sensibilities and intelligence of Nigerians and consequently unacceptable . The police, the…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Former Governor Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians and Nigerian leaders, at all levels of government, to desist from taking actions capable of degrading the environment, while putting in place measures, to ensure that the environment is preserved for healthy living. Obi made the call…
By Ena Ofugara LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Whatever your father told you the Igbo man did, true or false, Please, let it go. Zik did this to Awo. Awo did that to Ojukwu. Nzeribe did so and so to Abiola. Please, let us bury this hatchet. The only time we remember who is Igbo and who…