LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a landmark development, Finnish authorities have confirmed that Simon Ekpa, the controversial Finnish-Nigerian separatist leader, will be extradited to Nigeria in July 2025 to face charges related to terrorism and incitement of violence. The decision follows months of diplomatic negotiations and legal proceedings between Nigeria and Finland, marking a significant step…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Honourable Minister of State for Defence, H. E Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, MON, has condemned in the strongest terms recent statements made by Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, accusing him of inciting violence and unrest among the Nigerian populace. Dr. Matawalle issued a stern warning to the former Minister of Transport, urging…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria 2023 on Monday knocked the Independent National Electoral Commission for failing to live up to expectations in Nigeria’s electoral process. The Chief Observer, EU Election Observation Mission, Barry Andrews, in his preliminary statement of the EU EOM on the governorship and state Houses of…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress [APC)’s primaries were truncated in many parts of Lagos on Saturday by hoodlums and party officials allegedly favouring particular candidates ahead of the July 24 local government elections. Hundreds of aggrieved APC members on Saturday kept vigil at the party’s state secretariat in Lagos to ventilate their anger…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union has joined a growing number of international voices calling for a probe into Ugandan election abuses and violence that left more than 40 people dead in the lead up to the polls. Opposition candidates were harassed by security forces, the media was suppressed by the government, and observers’ offices…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A surge in attacks on Nigerian farmers is having a knock-on effect on the West African nation’s food reserves. Stocks have declined to less than 30,000 metric tons — a fraction of what the country of 200 million people requires, according to the All Farmers Association of Nigeria. Growing insecurity is making…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Founding Co-Chair of the Every Woman Treaty Steering Committee, Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi was received by President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria at the Aso Villa for International Women’s Day 2020. Dr. Nwadinobi is the first Nigerian to serve as President of the Medical Women’s International Association. She recently served as a coauthor of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS) – The United Nations on Wednesday said it would allocate $8 million to support more than 40,000 refugees who have fled violence in Nigeria to neighbouring Niger. Thousands have left northwest Nigeria since May as violence and attacks blamed on armed gangs have escalated. The surge in kidnappings, killings and sexual…