By Abbas Jimoh LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has evolved in the last 10 years, same way it developed since its creation 23 years ago. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has evolved in the last 10 years, same way it developed since its creation 23 years ago. A former Head…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Egyptian police on Tuesday arrested a Tiktok star who has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for her posts on social media. Haneen Hossam, a 20-year-old Cairo University student who became an influencer on video sharing app Tiktok, was sentenced in absentia on Sunday alongside four others. While all five were fined…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian businessman, who once appeared on the cover of Forbes magazine, has been jailed for 10 years in the US over a cyber fraud scam that led to the theft of about $11m (£8m). Obinwanne Okeke, also known as Invictus Obi, used Nigerian-based companies to defraud people in the US. His…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s oil production could drop by 35 percent in the next ten years as regulatory uncertainty and costs amid languishing oil prices may prompt oil majors to postpone final investment decisions on three major deepwater projects, consultancy Wood Mackenzie told Reuters on Thursday. OPEC member Nigeria is the largest oil producer in…