LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The armed wing of Hamas said on Monday it was ready to release 70 Israeli hostages, mainly women and children, in exchange for a five-day truce in Gaza. Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for al-Qassam Brigades, said in an audio recording posted on Telegram, and reported on by Reuters, that negotiations have taken…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s former central bank governor was freed on bail after spending the past five months in prison. A court in the capital, Abuja, released Godwin Emefiele on Wednesday, his lawyer Johnson Usman said by phone. The court ordered Emefiele to surrender his travel documents, Lagos-based newspaper Punch reported. Emefiele, 62, has been…
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH(NEWSRANGERS)-President Joe Biden said Monday he would not consider backing a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war until all hostages kidnapped by Hamas are released. “We should have those hostages released and then we can talk,” Biden told reporters when asked about the potential for a ceasefire in exchange for Hamas releasing approximately 200…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-In a recent development, Judge Nancy Maldonado of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has temporarily halted the release of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s academic records from Chicago State University (CSU). This decision came after Mr. Tinubu, through his legal representatives, expressed concerns about the disclosure’s severe…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday called for the immediate release of Niger’s democratically elected head-of-state amid an apparent coup there. Biden released the statement on the 63rd anniversary of Niger’s independence from its former colonial ruler, warning that the West African nation is now “facing a grave challenge to its democracy.”…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A federal capital territory high court has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to charge Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to court if they have criminal allegations against him. Hamza Muazu, presiding judge, said the former CBN governor should be released on bail if he…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abedemi Joseph on Friday told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) that they were instructed by INEC, their employer, not to give copies of election results to political party agents who declined to sign the results. The witness made the revelation while testifying…
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…