LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Bureau of Statistics has released eye-popping figures about the woes of the Nigerian economy. The body amidst pressures from the FG, stated that 20.9 millions Nigerians have lost their jobs under the three and half years of President Buhari’s administration. This did not come as a surprise to the Nigerian…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, on Monday, promised to lift over 80m people out of poverty if voted into office in the 2019 general elections. She therefore challenged her rivals to “bring up their doable programmes to better the lots of citizens.” Ezekwesili, a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) said outcome of research it conducted across states in Nigeria revealed that most Nigerians believe that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has failed to meet their expectations since coming to power on May 29, 2015. The report also predicted an upsurge in electoral violence and…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency on Tuesday dismissed statement by the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal that President Muhammadu Buhari was too old to seek a second term in 2019. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, refuted Tambuwal’s statement, saying that the 800 metres trek embarked upon by the president…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians were thrown into jubilation Tuesday when news of the Presidential order to overhaul the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police filtered into town. SARS has been in the news for most of the time for reasons bordering on criminal activities against the purpose of setting up the division within…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-International Committee on the Red Cross (ICRC) has revealed that the fate and whereabouts of about 17,000 persons remain a mystery in Nigeria as a result of conflicts. In its latest facts and figures on contributions in Nigeria, it said it was working in conjunction with its Nigeria subsidiary, the Nigeria Red…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven Nigerians are facing charges after prosecutors say they targeted people on dating websites and swindled them out of more than $1.5 million. Five have been arrested and two are fugitives. The U.S. attorney’s office in Atlanta said in a news release Friday that the Nigerians created fake online dating profiles with…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRAANGERS)- Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has stressed that he is not in politics for position but as a loyal party man to contribute in building a better Nigeria for the benefit of all Nigerians. Obi made the clarification while responding to media enquiries while attending the 242nd US…