LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-African leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for the African Development Bank Group and its leadership under Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as he begins his second five-year term with a renewed mandate to foster sustainable development on the continent. In goodwill messages to mark Adesina’s inauguration, Presidents Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, Paul Kagame…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Army colonel Assimi Goita on Wednesday introduced himself as Mali’s new military strongman a day after a coup that was condemned by the international community but won support from the country’s opposition. The African Union, European Union, the United States and the UN Security Council have all demanded the junta free President…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The exoneration of African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, by an Independent Review Panel set up to investigate allegations of ethical wrongdoings leveled against him, is a welcome development which paves the way for his second term as President of the Bank. Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has declared his support for Nigeria’s Former Finance Minister, Dr. Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala following her nomination for the post of Director, World Trade Organization (WTO). In a statement on Saturday, Obi stated that Okonjo-Iweala had the knowledge,…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-National Vice Chairman, Northwest of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Mustapha Salihu has backed the order of a Federal Capital Territory FCT High Court which suspended the party’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday. Salihu who has been having a running battle with the national chairman over the party’s…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Akufo-Addo of Ghana has giving backings to the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA)’s ban on retail trading by Nigerians and other foreigners in the country. According to the President, while speaking on the GIPC Act on retailing in Ghana, Nigerians cannot complain about how laws are enforced in the country….
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Support for President Donald Trump’s impeachment remains at about 50% despite two weeks of testimony in public hearings that Democrats felt strongly bolstered their case, according to a CNN poll released Tuesday. Half of Americans said Trump should be impeached and removed from office, while 43% said he should not, exactly the result…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The family of detained Saharareporters Publisher, Mr Omiyele has received support from their Haworth neighbors in United State His wife, Opeyemi Sowore and their two children have received support from their Haworth neighbors, who helped organize an event on Oct. 28 near Borough Hall calling for his safe release and return to…