SA Xenophobia: Nigerian Arrested For Allegedly Harbouring Suspected 28 ‘Undocumented’ Migrants
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian husband of Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Executive Mayor, Lulama Titi-Odili,…
SA Xenophobia: Nigerian Arrested For Allegedly Harbouring Suspected 28 ‘Undocumented’ Migrants
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian husband of Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Executive Mayor, Lulama Titi-Odili, has been arrested in Bloemfontein after police uncovered 28 suspected undocumented foreign nationals at a guesthouse linked to him. The arrest was confirmed earlier yesterday by Free State Premier, MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, following a joint operation by the South African Police…
Residents Turn Flooding Disaster Into ‘Shopping Spree’, Scramble Over Warehouse Goods Swept Away By Flood
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Some residents in parts of Accra have turned the flooding disaster into a “shopping spree,” collecting goods that were swept from an unidentified warehouse by floodwaters on Monday morning. Videos and reports on social media show crowds of residents scrambling over scattered goods strewn across floodwater and debris, retrieving items including provisions,…
Looting, Chaos As South Africa Anti-Immigrant Protest Turns Violent
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-Thousands of anti-immigration protesters have taken to the streets of Johannesburg and other South African cities yesterday, June 30, to enforce an unofficial deadline demanding that undocumented foreign nationals leave the country. Organized by anti-migrant vigilante groups such as March and March and Operation Dudula, the nationwide demonstrations have caused widespread…
Sowore Released From Kuje Prison After Fulfilling Bail Conditions
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights activist and presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has been released from the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre following a Federal High Court ruling that restored his bail. Sowore had been in custody since June 22, after Justice Mohammed Umar temporarily remanded him over allegations filed by the Department of State…
NEST360 Donates Equipment For Support Of Newborn Care To LUTH
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, has received a donation of equipment and educational materials from the Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) Programme. In a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, the hospital said the donation armed to support neonatal care, clinical education, and data management within the Department…
Peter Obi Fills INEC Nomination Form, Queries Leaders’ ‘Sound Mind’
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has questioned the priorities of Nigeria’s political leaders, saying the country’s worsening security and economic challenges should take precedence over political activities. Obi made the remarks in a statement shared on his official X account on Tuesday after completing his Independent National Electoral…
US Claims Forces Recover Largest Terrorist Electronic Intelligence Cache In Nigeria Since 9/11
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A senior United States counterterrorism official has claimed that American forces recovered the largest cache of terrorist electronic materials since the 11 September 2001 attacks during a recent counterterrorism operation against Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in North-east, Nigeria. The 2011 attack is considered by many to be the largest terror…
Xenophobia: Third Batch Of Evacuated Nigerians Arrives In Lagos From South Africa
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Another batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrived in Lagos on Tuesday as part of the Federal Government’s ongoing voluntary repatriation programme. The Air Peace flight, carrying about 271 Nigerians, landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport shortly before 11 a.m. after departing Johannesburg at about 5 a.m. local time….
