LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kebbi State police border patrol operatives has intercepted container Truck with Reg. No. IT 21520 LA, Lagos State loaded with Four Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty Seven parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, worth over Three Hundred Million Naira. The illegal consignments were recovered on 10th September, 2023 at…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The cost of fuel in Kenya hit a record high on Friday after the energy regulator revised pump prices, adding to the economic hardship facing millions of people. The announcement by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority has brought the retail price of a litre of petrol to an unprecedented more than…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three countries in Central Africa’s Congo Basin are being closely watched for the possibility of a future political upheaval or coups after the fall of the Bongo dynasty in neighboring Gabon. Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, and Equatorial Guinea are seen by analysts and long-time Africa watchers as having similar conditions of decades-long rulers,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lampedusa has seen an influx of migrants with 7,000 people arriving in two days, prompting its mayor and the United Nations refugee agency to warn the Italian island is becoming overwhelmed. The island – whose population is under 7,000 – has long been a first port of call for people crossing from…
By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At an event titled “The Lies Oh sorry , I mean the Lives of Wole Soyinka — A Dialogue” organised by Africa in the World, held in South Africa , Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka lied . He lied keeping a straight face that Labour Party leadership…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Detectives attached to the Commissioner of Police Special Squad 2, headed by Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Joel Ugowe Igbinazaka, have arrested a wanted cultist, who allegedly led the squad that murdered and beheaded a police officer some months ago in Ijanikin area of Lagos State. The suspect, Ehis Job Philips, was…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several websites established around the time of Nigeria’s general elections in February 2023 are reaching thousands of people while spreading false news, the BBC has found. A high number of adverts on the websites mean they can be profiting from the spread of disinformation. They weave false stories with factual news…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Chelsea captain, John Terry, who is being linked as a manager to Saudi club Al-Shabab, seems to be extending an invitation to his former teammate, Mikel Obi. Terry is said to have agreed to become the manager of the club, with further reports claiming that he has already met with the…