LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Algeria’s foreign minister on Tuesday proposed a six-month transitional plan for neighbouring Niger, whose coup leader seeks a far longer timeline back to democracy. Ahmed Attaf gave his suggested framework after a tour last week to three of Niger’s neighbouring countries in the West African bloc ECOWAS, which has threatened to send…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS0-The junta which seized power in the West African state of Guinea has unveiled a “transitional charter” that it says will steer the country back to civilian rule. The document, read out on national television late Monday, sets down a series of tasks, including the drafting of a new constitution and holding…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oko-Afo Outpost of Lagos State Sector Command on Thursday rendered an assistance to a woman in labour while on transit in the state. The Sector Commander Coprs Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide in a statement by the FRSC Public Education Officer in Lagos, Route Commander…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-West African leaders met the head of Mali’s military junta on Tuesday to press for the return to civilian rule nearly a month after rebel officers seized power in the fragile state. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) slapped sanctions on Mali after the putsch, including closing borders and a…
