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…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mexico lead Nigeria’s Senior Men National Team 2-0 in their international friendly match taking place at the imposing Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, simply known as LA Coliseum. The Mexicans scored two goals in four minutes to record the lead in the game played at the 77,500- capacity LA Coliseum on Sunday (Nigerian…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian nutritionist Emiolo Ogunsola stands in front of a dozen new mothers in a Lagos public hospital, listing the basic foods they need to keep their children well nourished: Eggs, vegetables and beans among them. Her pitch is abruptly interrupted. For the mothers listening, even those essentials are increasingly beyond their reach….
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on Tuesday, opened up on why he escaped from the country inspite of the criminal charges of terrorism and treasonable felony brought against him by the federal government. Looking heavily weighed down, Kanu, who was brought to court for…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWRANGERS)-Nigeria’s economy could be leaning against the wind as the country’s external reserves fell to a 13-month low last week, tumbling quickly to $30 billion, the level it was between 2015 and 2017. Last Thursday, the figure slid to $33.79 billion, as it dropped by $30 million. This represented a 0.09% decline…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said it may detain unverified private aircraft after the 30 days importation verification deadline given to owners elapses on July 6. At a briefing in Abuja on Monday, the Public Relations Officer of Customs, Deputy Comptroller Joseph Attah, said so far, only six owners of private…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NESRANGERS)-The National Democratic Coalition(NADECO) has written to the United Nations(UN) calling for an intervention into Nigeria’s current situation, adding that the country is on the brink of collapse. The group called on the UN to prevent a total breakdown of order in the country via a letter made available to POLITICS NIGERIA…
