LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau spotlights African languages among the top ten fastest growing languages spoken at home in the U.S. The list featured three groups of African languages: Swahili and other Central/Eastern/Southern African languages; Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, and other Western African languages; and Amharic/Somali. Analysts credit the development…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pandemonium broke out today, at Ilepo market, Oke-Odo, along the Lagos /Abeokuta expressway, following a clash between Hausa and Yoruba traders. Although there was no loss of life but several persons were severely injured, while goods worth millions of naira were destroyed, with some makeshift shops burnt. There were different accounts as…
LAGOS AMY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The echoes of one Nigeria came alive recently when Westminster College Lagos held its maiden edition of cultural and variety day event. The event which was held at the school premises in Ikotun, a suburb of Lagos saw the student dressing in different native attires replica of Hausa, Urhobo,Igbo,Calabar, Yoruba and other…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It is no news that no fewer than 23 Nigerians are on the death row in Saudi Arabia. The news however is that out of the twenty three Nigerians waiting for execution in Saudi Arabia because of hard drug related offences, seventeen of them are from the Yoruba tribe of Western Nigeria….