LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Ikeja special offences court has ordered the return of the $20,000 tendered as an exhibit in the alleged fraud charges involving Olalekan Abdul, the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Cleanserve Integrated Energy Solution Limited. Mojisola Dada, the presiding judge, gave the order on April 30, and also lifted…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to cut short his two-week foreign trip and return to address what he described as an escalating security crisis across the country. Obi, in a statement shared via his social media handles, called out…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said that for peace to return in the state, the governor, Siminalayi Fubara, must do the right thing. According to him, Fubara must represent the 2025 budget to the State Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule, and also resubmit the names of his commissioners…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With the 2026 World Cup in mind, Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi could be loaned back to former club Barcelona in a sensational move. The Argentinian will celebrate his 39th birthday during a tournament which could be expected to herald his retirement from the game, so one last hurrah at the club which…
LAGS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to reverse the petrol pump price to what it was in June 2023, aiming to alleviate the suffering of Nigerians. TUC President, Comrade Festus Osifo, made this call in Abuja on Thursday during a press conference. He emphasized the need for the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sweden’s government announced on Thursday that it will significantly increase grants for immigrants who voluntarily return to their home countries, aiming to encourage more migrants to do so. Starting in 2026, immigrants who choose to return will be eligible for up to 350,000 Swedish kronor ($34,000), according to the right-wing government supported…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the 24 hours curfew imposed by the Jigawa State Government on protests, hundreds of youths continued the protest against hardship for the second day in some part of Dutse, the Jigawa State capital. LEADERSHIP reports that a combined team of security agencies were battling with protesters around Zai area of the…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anti-government protesters in Kenya have returned to the streets stepping up demands for President William Ruto to resign, despite his recent concessions. One man has been shot dead during a confrontation between protesters and security forces on the outskirts of the capital, a BBC reporter on the ground says. In central Nairobi,…