LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Adams Oshiomhole says government must intervene to stabilise the country’s currency, the naira, saying market forces cannot do such. Nigeria’s currency exchanges for close to N1,000 for a dollar in the parallel market and a pound going for around N1,200 months after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) floated the naira….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iran and the U.S. executed the final steps of a highly complex diplomatic deal that saw five Americans released from an Iranian prison on Monday. The prisoners landed safely on U.S. soil on Tuesday morning after years spent locked away in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. President Biden released a statement praising the…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH 9NEWSRANGERS)-As the rains gradually inch to the peak, the Federal Government has warned Nigerians to get prepared for flood, especially in states around River Benue. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joesph Terlumun- Utsev gave this warning at a news conference in Abuja, yesterday. Prof. Utsev noted that though the volume…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger’s military leaders warned against any armed intervention in the country as West African leaders are set to gather in Nigeria’s capital on Sunday for an emergency summit to decide on further actions to pressure the army to restore constitutional order. Heads of state of the 15-member Economic Community of West African…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has alerted Nigerians on the outbreak of Anthrax in some neighbouring countries within the West African sub-region. Following the development, the ministry strongly advised Nigerians to desist from the consumption of hides (ponmo), smoked meat and bush meat as they pose serious risk until…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori yesterday warned political appointees in his administration against ethnic politics and sectionalism but to regard the entire state as their constituency. Oborevwori stated this while swearing-in Dr Kingsley Emu as Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Senator Emmanuel Aguariavwodo as senior political adviser in Asaba. The…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The new assistant inspector-general of police (AIG), Zone 2 , Ali Mohammed, has warned criminals especially land speculators in Lagos and Ogun states, to steer clear of the areas or face the full wrath of the law. Mohammed who dangled the axe in Lagos while speaking with journalists promised the criminals “hell”…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has warned against the dangers of the conspiracy against the Igbos of the South East which he described as Igbophobia contending that it would not mean well for the unity and development of the country. Obasanjo who spoke at the one-year anniversary celebration of the…
