LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Burkina Faso’s junta has expelled the UN’s top official to the West African nation over a report about children caught up in the jihadist conflict. Carol Flore-Smereczniak was declared “persona non grata” because of her role in drafting the report that came out in March. Covering a two-year period, the study…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has distanced itself from a viral social media statement claiming the group warned former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race, and allegedly cautioned the North against supporting him. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the National Publicity Secretary of…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWRANGERS)-The cost of acquiring land in Lagos’ prime coastal development, Eko Atlantic, has soared from approximately N180 million in the early 2000s to over N2 billion per plot, according to the third edition of the State of Lagos Housing Market report. The report, released by the Roland Igbinoba Real Foundation for Housing…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) wishes to inform the general public that all its verification service platforms are functional and accessible to all partners including all security agencies. Furthermore, the Commission said it is aware of the purported ''inability of the Police Service Commission (PSC) to access the NIMC verification server,…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has refuted the circulating statement alleging an update to the Tenancy Law, clarifying that it is false and did not originate from any official source. In a statement made available to The PUNCH on Friday, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Housing, Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, stated…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied claims that he endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term ahead of the 2027 general election. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that a viral story titled “Tinubu Will Win 2027 Presidential Election – Goodluck Jonathan” claimed the former leader had declared that no opposition coalition would be…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has reacted to the claim that military generals contributed money to secure the release of Mahrazu Tsiga, a retired brigadier general, who was held captive for 56 days. The Director of Defence Information, Tukur Gusau, in a statement on Monday said the claims by another retired brigadier general,…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND 9NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service has described the alleged tenure extension of the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, as fake. The National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada in a statement on Tuesday, said that the news was inaccurate and misleading. He explained that the appointments and tenure extensions of…