LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Aggrieved Nigerians have taken to social media to berate the government of President Donald Trump for opposing former Nigeria’s finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the consensus candidate for the post of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. Lots of Nigerians expressed joy when it was announced that Dr Okonjo Iweala will…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has explained why it is against the election of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In a statement issued by the office of the US trade representative on Wednesday, the world power said the WTO is in dire need of reform and must…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Government has shut its embassy in Lagos for two days over rising violence rocking the city. The U.S. embassy disclosed this via its official Twitter handle @USinNigeria on Tuesday evening. “Multiple demonstrations are ongoing across Nigeria – to include areas within the consular districts of Abuja and Lagos. “Although…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brigadier-General Ignatius Enyeribe Nwogu has lost his son, Alexander Nwogu to the cold hands of death in America. Alexander Nwogu, aged 23 was gruesomely shot to death at a Northwest gas station on Monday in Washington, D.C by two mad masked men. According to Washington Police, Alex had just graduated in May…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis has reportedly refused to meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to Rome over a dispute between the Vatican and China. Mr Pompeo plans to visit the Vatican this week to protest the imminent renewal of a two-year-old deal between the Catholic church and China, which the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), has commenced an investigation of Felix Osilama Okpoh, an alleged fraudster on the watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigations(FBI) for his involvement in a $6m internet fraud. Okpoh, alongside Richard Izuchukwu Uzuh, Alex Afolabi Ogunshakin, Abiola Ayorinde Kayode, and Nnamdi Orson Benson, had been…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-Super Eagles defender, Ajibade Babalade, has died after suffering cardiac arrest. Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu, confirmed that the retired 3SC defender died in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday afternoon. Shorunmu was Babalade’s teammate at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal. Babalade, 48, died while being rushed…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-This is coming after more than 30 years after the former two-time minister studied in the United States. Bloomberg reports that Okonjo-Iweala actually took US citizenship in 2019 as she fought for the position of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). According to Bloomberg, most of the candidates battling for…