LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 64,000 Nigerians have fled their homes and crossed into neighbouring Niger Republic since the beginning of 2026 to escape escalating violence involving Islamist militants and armed criminal gangs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said. The UN refugee agency, in a briefing issued on Tuesday, November…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Services (DSS) has intercepted a large consignment of arms and ammunition allegedly smuggled from the Niger Republic into Nigeria, recovering 21 AK-47 rifles and four PKT machine guns in Sokoto State. The operation, conducted on Tuesday, November 10, at Dawakawa in Goronyo Local Government Area of the state,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWRANGERS)-A Nigerian pastor, Dr. Mrs. Asabe Toye, has reportedly passed away aboard a flight while returning to Nigeria after spending some time on vacation in the United States. The 68-year-old reportedly died on October 16, 2026, while travelling with her husband on a flight from the United States to Frankfurt, Germany,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Jigawa Governor Sule Lamido has rejected claim by Vice President Kashim Shettima that he and other prominent figures support APC and President Bola Tinubu ahead of 2027. Shettima spoke Tuesday November 10, 2026 at APC campaign rally in Dutse, declaring Jigawa firmly under APC control and that every notable politician…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday unveiled a comprehensive governance agenda centred on national unity, security, economic productivity and accountable leadership, pledging to restore hope to Nigerians if elected president in 2027. Obi articulated his vision in Jos, Plateau State, during a town hall meeting…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 39 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Senegal, the Senegalese Press Agency (APS) reports. The interior ministry said one person had been rescued, but the number of people still missing was yet to be established. The small wooden boat capsized between the capital,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Report has emerged on why DR Congo sentenced no fewer than sixty six soldiers to death. The soldiers were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for cowardice, mutiny and refusing to obey orders, local media report. The sentences followed a trial of 71 soldiers before a military court in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Network of Nigeria Maritime Journalists (NNMJ) has secured the participation of more prominent personalities from Nigeria’s maritime industry at its forthcoming Unity Conference, with former Director of Public Relations of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Hajia Lami Tumarka; retired Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, ACG Charles Edike; and…
