LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)— Speaking at a high-level dialogue in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings, the President of the African Development Bank Akinwumi Adesina, said “It is time to turn around the declining investments of the U.S. in Africa. As the world’s private sector leader, the United States has…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC, has highlighted reasons the ruling All Progressives Congress presidential candidate president Muhammadu Buhari may win the next month presidential poll. The institute in a publication on Tuesday said: “Buhari appears to have a slight advantage going into the election.” The…
LAGOS JANURY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday arrived Washington D.C on a visit to the United States. In a post on Twitter, Atiku said: “Just arrived Washington D.C for meeting with U.S. government officials, Nigerians living in D.C metropolis and the…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-American Muslims on Tuesday marked the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca with the four-day festivities of Eid al-Adha, one of Islam’s most important religious holidays. As did fellow Muslims around the world, many Muslims in the United States started their celebration with a morning prayer at mosques and Islamic centers….
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Washington D.C. resident was sentenced to prison Tuesday for using fake names and local colluders to sneak heroin from Nigeria into the US capital region, while using the U.S. Postal Service as his unwitting courier. Prosecutors say Steven Mason, 48, was part of a criminal ring that tapped sources of heroin…