South Korea’s Ex-President Bags Life Sentence After Insurrection Conviction
LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In December 2024, then-South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol made a botched…
South Korea’s Ex-President Bags Life Sentence After Insurrection Conviction
LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In December 2024, then-South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol made a botched attempt at imposing military rule to reassert his leadership. That was overturned six hours later, after lawmakers defied armed police and military to gather inside parliament and vote down the decree. Yoon was subsequently impeached by parliament, arrested and charged…
33 Dead As Suspected Gas Leak Rocks Plateau Mining Site
LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 33 miners have died in a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, witnesses have told the BBC. The tragedy is believed to have happened just before sunrise at a site outside the town of Wase run by the mining company Solid Unity…
NIMC Goes Paperless: Launches WorkflowPro For Digital Correspondence
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In furtherance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the Federal Government’s commitment to institutionalizing a paperless public service, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has deployed WorkflowPro as its official platform for the digital submission and management of correspondence. Making the pronouncement in a statement, Kayode Adegoke Phd…
‘Double Fast’: Obi Tasks Nigerians, Highlights Importance Of Convergence Of Ramadan, Lent
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSANGERS)-The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential frontrunner, Peter Obi, has reacted to the significant coincidence of Christians and Muslims beginning their fasting and absentance religious obligations on the same day. Writing in his X handle, the former Anambra state Governor and the Labour Party 2023 flagbearer said, “Today, Wednesday, February 18,…
Nigerian Man,Declared Dead Fighting For Russia Found Alive In Ukraine
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS&) Nigerian man, Balogun Adisa Ridwan, earlier reported to have died in the ongoing war in Ukraine has been found alive, after being captured by Ukrainian soldiers. Ridwan was listed among Nigerians allegedly killed in the conflict, having travelled to Russia in search of employment. His name circulated in media reports…
I’ll Contest 2027 Elections, Reduce Corruption – Peter Obi Assures Nigerians
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2023 elections presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has assured his supporters of his readiness to contest in the 2027 elections. He noted that he had in good authority that the federal government does not want him to contest, insisting that he will come out even if the…
Rebellious Commercial Bus Driver Stabs LASTMA Official With Broken Bottle, Flees
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) over the weekend registers its strongest condemnation of a heinous and premeditated assault perpetrated against one of its officers by a defiant commercial bus driver at Ojota Interchange in Lagos. The violent involved a painted Caravelle GL Volkswagen commercial bus EKY 693 YK. The…
Nigeria Customs Intercept 25kg Of Cocaine Worth N1bn, Unveil Digital Reform
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 22 wraps of cocaine weighing 25 kilograms and valued at N1bn, even as it unveiled plans to commence paperless operations by the end of the second quarter of 2026. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed the seizure on Friday while parading the suspect alongside the…
