Archive for: July, 2023

Two-Thirds Of African Leaders Shun  Putin’s Summit In Russia

LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The majority of African nations’ leaders have chosen not to attend the upcoming Russia-Africa summit, with 38 out of 55 countries opting not to send their heads of state, The Moscow Times reported on July 25. The summit, intended to showcase Russia’s diplomatic push to increase influence on the continent, is taking […]

Commuters Panic In Osun As Okada Riders Divert Passengers To Criminals’ Den For Robbery

LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fear has been mounting among residents of Osun State over cases of daylight robberies by some suspected criminals who connive with commercial motorcycle operators to attack unsuspecting members of the public. Some victims of the ugly development in Osogbo, capital of the state, have revealed how some motorcycle operators, popularly known as […]

Putin Signs New Bill Against Transgender, Banning Sex Change In Russia

LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Monday signed a bill banning sex reassignment surgeries into law. The legislation, aimed at tighter regulation of what Members of Parliament described as the “transgender industry,” bans legal sex changes and medical interventions associated with transitioning except due to serious medical grounds, RT reports. Administration of drugs […]

Mbappe Sets World Record Transfer As PSG Bows To €300m Bait

LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-PSG have accepted a world-record €300m bid from Al-Hilal for Kylian Mbappe, potentially paving the way for a landscape-shifting transfer. Mbappe has made it clear that he doesn’t want to extend his contract at Paris Saint-Germain beyond June 2024. Amid rumours that Real Madrid have already agreed a deal to bring him […]

Lagos: Cultists Hack Police Inspector To Death In Ijanikin

LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ambience of Alasia, a community in Ijanikin, Ojo area of Lagos, has become tense following the murder of a police inspector by suspected cult members. It was learnt that the policeman was attached to Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos. He was said to have been hacked to death by a […]

Ministerial Nomination: Wike, Ganduje Allegedly Fail DSS Screening

LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has reportedly failed the ministerial screening by the Department of State Service (DSS). Also said to have failed the screening exercise is immediate past Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. This, according to investigative journalist, Jackson Ude, led to the names […]

Top NDLEA Officials In Trouble Over N3.7m Bribery Allegation By Convict

LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High court in Lagos has summoned top officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos following a N3.7million bribery allegation by a convict, Mrs. Fatima Hassan. Justice Akintayo Aluko invited the Lagos State Commander of the Agency, Umar Isa Adoro; the Officer-in-Charge (O/C) of Squad A (Chief […]

One Suspect Arrested As Atiku Escapes Boko Haram Bomb Attack

LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President  of Nigeria and the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar,  has escaped death as the Nigerian Police have confirmed the arrest of two suspected Boko Haram terrorists on a mission to attack the former Vice president,  residence in Yola, Adamawa State. The spokesperson for the […]

Gunmen Abduct Anambra Popular Native Doctor,  Kill Two Security Aides In His Hotel

LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A popular native doctor based in his home town, Oba in Idemili North local government area of Anambra State was kidnapped on Sunday night in one of his hotels in the town. The native doctor, known as Akwa Okuko tiwara aki ( an egg that breaks palm nut), was believed to possess […]

Scores Feared Dead In  Petrol Tanker Explosion

LAGOS JULY 24TH(NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck on Sunday in Ore, Odigbo Local Council of Ondo State, when an unspecified number of people were feared dead in tanker explosion. The Guardian gathered that the explosion occurred when some residents of the area were scooping fuel, said to be petrol, from a truck that had crashed. According to a […]

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