Posts tagged as: UK

Organ Harvesting: Ekweremadu, Wife May Likely  Serve Imprisonment In UK

LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Thursday, a United Kingdom court found former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, guilty of organ trafficking. The couple were found guilty alongside a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta. They were convicted for facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation […]

Ex-Nigeria Senate President’s Corpse Abandoned In UK

LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The remains of late Senator Joseph Wayas who was President of Nigeria’s Senate in the second Republic (1979-1983) has reportedly been abandoned in a London hospital. Wayas died in December 2021 at a London hospital, following a lingering illness, which some family members attributed to poverty. Family sources told Daily Trust that […]

Over 300,000 Nigerians Sign Petition Requesting  US, Canada, UK, EU To Cancel INEC Chairman’s Visas

LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 316,071 people have signed an online petition calling on the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and European Union authorities to cancel the visas of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, over alleged rigging of last Saturday’s presidential election in favour of the ruling All Progressives […]

Presidential Election: Group Drags  Buhari, INEC To USA, EU, UK

LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) on Sunday asked the United States of America (USA), European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari to keep to his promise to ensure free and fair 2023 elections and to hand over to the duly elected President on May 29,2023. […]

New Naira: UK Advises Citizens To Take Precauions Around Banks, ATM

LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERSThe United Kingdom, through its Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has issued safety advisories to its citizens in Nigeria and those travelling into Nigeria following the Central Bank of Nigeria naira redesign policy. In its updated advisories on Wednesday, the country urged its citizens in Nigeria and those travelling into the country […]

‘Why UK Turned Down Diezani’s Extradition Request’

LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-An Assistant Inspector-General of Police and Head of the National Central Bureau, INTERPOL Nigeria, Garba Umar, on Thursday, disclosed why the Federal Government has failed to extradite a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, over corruption allegations and trial. Umar, while appearing before the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee to […]

UK To Remove Tariffs On Over 3,000 Exports From Nigeria

LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The UK government will eliminate tariffs on more than 3,000 products it imports from Nigeria in a bid to boost trade with Africa’s largest economy. Nigerian exporters of cocoa, cotton, plantain, flowers, fertilizers, tomatoes, frozen shrimp and sesame seed are among those that will benefit from the new tariff regime outlined in […]

Peter Obi At Chatham Pledges Debt Revamp, Stops Borrowing For Consumption

LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the top choice in four opinion polls ahead of next month’s Nigerian elections, has promised to reprofile the nation’s debt if elected. Obi, a third-party candidate who is running on the Labour Party ticket, said he would extend payments of the country’s debt over a longer period. “Then we will […]

Peter Obi Clears The Air On liquidated UK Firm, Next International

LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has cleared the air on the circumstances surrounding the liquidation of one of his companies, Next International (UK) Ltd. A statement issued late Wednesday by Obi-Datti Media Office dismissed speculations that the company was liquidated by UK authorities, explaining that the owners voluntarily liquidated the firm […]

Why Fuel At N300 Per litre Is Not Too Much For Nigerians-Timipriye Sylva

LAGOS JANUARY 11H (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said buying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as fuel, at N300 per litre is not too much for Nigerians. Sylva said in comparison with fuel prices in United Kingdom, the United States, and the Arab communities, he won’t complain if the petrol […]

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