LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos Human rights lawyer, Chief Malcom Omirhobo, has filed a suit against the federal government at the Federal High Court, Abuja, praying the court to declare Nigeria’s membership of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as illegal. Aside the Federal Government, other defendants are the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is seeking $1 billion so work can continue on a gas pipeline costing up to $2.8 billion after Chinese lenders failed to disburse cash as quickly as expected. China developed cold feet after they pledged to offer most of the funds. It is the latest sign of falling Chinese financial support…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A new report claims that no fewer than 2,371 people were kidnapped in Nigeria between January and June 2021. The Monday July 12 report by geopolitical intelligence platform, SBM Intelligence says not only was this large number of people kidnapped within such a short frame but N10b was demanded as ransom, although…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court will proceed on its annual vacation on July 26. According to a circular dated July 6 and signed by the court’s Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, the vacation is expected to end on September 17 while normal court activities would resume on September 20. The circular reads: “Pursuant…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria shocked the United States 90-87 in a pre-Olympic basketball friendly in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday. Nigeria, with six NBA players and former NBA head coach Mike Brown at the helm, became the first African nation to beat the USA, who were playing the first of a five of tune-up games…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The British Government has warned that the rise in conflicts can destabilise Nigeria’s democracy in the run-up to the 2023 elections. This is even as governors on the platform of Nigeria Governors’ Forum have declared that the level of insecurity across parts of the country is not only eroding citizens’ safety and…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“On July 5th, 150 students were reportedly abducted from a school in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, marking the latest incident in an alarming spate of attacks against children and abductions, including of students, in parts of West and Central Africa. We are deeply concerned that as in years past, non-state armed groups and…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Idiroko is a town in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State located on Nigeria’s border with the Republic of Benin. It has been an official border crossing point in the past six decades. Due to the location of an official cross-border post and as a result of cross-border trading activities within…
