LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Minister of Education and presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria in the February 2019 General Election, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, has responded to criticisms trailing her participation at the ongoing World Economic Forum for Africa. She said that she was at the South Africa event to ensure that…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Air Peace Airline would commence the evacuation of Nigerians in South Africa from Sept. 6, following recent attacks on Nigerians in that country. Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson for the Ministry, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwonye said that Mr…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWRANGERS)-Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has come under fire for attending the ongoing World Economic Forum in South Africa despite federal government’s boycott of the event over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in the country. Newsmen men reported that Nigeria, alongside African countries like Rwanda, Malawi and DR Congo, boycotted the two-day…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has called on South-Africans to stop the attacks on foreigners, including Nigerians, describing the development as most pathetic and regrettable. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Media Office. Obi reminded the South African Government…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-When videos of fresh attacks, looting, burning of foreigners, businesses and properties belonging to foreigners, (including Nigerians) went viral on social media on Sunday, controversial Dubai-based billionaire Nigerian, Ray Hushpuppi, expressed anger at Nigerian celebrities for failing to exploit their celebrity status in nipping the incessant attacks on Nigerians in South Africa….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shoprite Polo Palm Mall Enugu has been shut down indefinitely. Also, Games shop, also owned by South Africans located in the same address as Shoprite has equally shut down. Police officers and other security agents trying to maintain law and order around the complex disclosed that they heard exclusive information that some…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Days after the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, vowed to fish out Nigerians indicted in the recent United States wire scam, Saturday Sun has learnt that most of the young men with questionable source of living are currently on the run. While many have gone underground, those with the means have fled…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGRS)-The Nigeria U20 women’s team started off their campaign in the African Games football tournament with a 3-0 victory over South Africa in Rabat on Saturday. The South Africans were aiming to avenge their 8-0 aggregate defeat in the 2018 U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers at the expense of West African giants….