LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As efforts to resolve the Niger crisis continue, overtures by the head of the military junta in that West African country, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, to have direct access and discussion with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been outrightly rejected by the Nigerian leader, Empowered Newswire reports. According to diplomatic sources, consenting to…
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has reportedly rejected 100 rams from a philanthropist in the state. His Niger State counterpart, Mohammed Bago, urged Muslims to imbibe the virtues of love, obedience and sacrifice as exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim. The Guardian gathered that the rams were presented to Radda, yesterday, ahead of today’s Sallah celebration,…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, refused an application by the police to formally arraign afrobeat singer Seun Kuti. Kuti, who was released from custody on Tuesday night, had been on remand for six days on the orders of the court. The police had on May 16 applied…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-London-based Vlogger, Ms Maureen Badejo is in the news again. But this time, for the bad as she has again lost an appeal against mounting Court rulings against her in respect to several defamatory statements she had made against Dr. Daniel Olukoya and his wife, Dr. (Mrs) Folashade Olukoya. Dr. Olukoya is…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Contrary to speculations that the suspended Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala-Usman met with President Muhammadu Buhari on the recently concluded two-day visit to Kaduna, Pointblanknews.com authoritatively gathered that she was shunned by the President. It was further gathered that attempts to get President Muhammadu Buhari’s attention immediately…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has said attempts to make him head of Operation Amotekun, a South-West Security Network, are “embarrassing”. Igboho stated this during an Instagram Live Chat with media mogul, Dele Momodu, on Tuesday. He had asked herdsmen in Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The fallout of Brexit was evident after European Union (EU) governments yesterday snubbed the UK’s former Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, and expressed support for Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s candidate for the position of the Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the race enters the final…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)– In another sign that Lionel Messi’s time with Barcelona is coming to an end, the player did not report for required coronavirus testing scheduled for the whole squad on Sunday. Barcelona said Messi was the only player who did not undergo the tests at the club’s training center. The team is…
