Archive for: May, 2024

Boxing Legend Mike Tyson Suffers Medical Emergency On Flight

LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boxing heavyweight legend Mike Tyson is “doing great” after suffering a medical emergency while on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles, seeing paramedics rush onto the plane at LAX less than two months out from his professional return to the squared circle against Jake Paul on Netflix. Tyson began feeling nauseous […]

Burkina Faso Junta Extends Military Rule For Five Years

LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Burkina Faso’s military regime, in power since a 2022 coup, will extend its rule for five years under an accord adopted during national consultations on Saturday, the talks’ chairman said. “The duration of the transition is fixed at 60 months from July 2, 2024,” Colonel Moussa Diallo, chairman of the organising committee […]

Kano Boils As Angry Protesters Set Tinubu, Yusuf’s Billboard Ablaze

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LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There have been several reactions on social media after a viral video captured the moment a billboard bearing the pictures of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Yusuf Abba Kabir Yusuf was set ablaze by protesters in Kano state. According to recent reports, a new demonstration has broken out in Kano State, […]

Scores Feared Dead, Others Trappe As Mosque Collapses In Lagos

LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many worshippers are feared dead while several persons are believed to be trapped in the rubble after a mosque collapsed in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. SaharaReporters learned that the incident happened in the Papa Ajao area of Mushin on Sunday afternoon during the prayer time (Zuhr prayer) and resulted in casualties and injuries. […]

Peter Obi, Others Honoured For Their Efforts, Dedication, Sacrifices In Advancing Nigeria

LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Champion Newspapers Ltd. honored 43 Nigerians and institutions for their contributions to advancing Nigeria at their annual awards ceremony in Lagos on Saturday night, as reported by NAN. Peter Obi received recognition as a distinguished leader for his work in public policy, good governance, international business, and human capital development. Anambra State […]

Man Hits Father, Stepmother To Death With Pestle In Edo

LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Etinosa Aiguokun, who allegedly killed his 74-year-old father, simply identified as Pa Aiguokun, and his wife, Mrs Roseline, with a pestle. DAILY POST gathered that the incident happened last Wednesday at Evbomore community in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the State […]

Cleric Replies Tinubu, Says Nigeria Still Bleeding Under His Watch

LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has told President Bola Tinubu that Nigeria is still bleeding following the latter’s statement about the state of the nation. TRIBUNE ONLINE earlier reported Tinubu recently said that Nigeria is no longer bleeding due to the reforms his administration has been able […]

12 Airline Passengers Sustain Injury After Extreme Turbulence Hits Another Int’l flight

LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twelve people were injured aboard a Qatar Airways plane from Doha to Dublin, Ireland, on Sunday after extreme turbulence hit another international flight. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed safely at Dublin Airport just before 1 p.m. Sunday. Six passengers and six crew members reported injuries “after the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne […]

Former EFCC Chairma, Ibrahim Lamorde Passes On

LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ibrahim Lamorde, the former chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC, is dead. He was 61. Mr Lamorde died in Egypt where he had travelled for medical treatment, a close associate told PREMIUM TIMES Sunday morning. Born on 20 December 1962, Mr Lamorde joined the Nigerian Police in 1986 and retired as a […]

Hold Tinubu Govt Responsible If War Breaks Out In Kano-Atiku Warns

LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government should be held responsible if any violence breaks out in Kano State over the ongoing tussle in the emirate.  Atiku condemned the Tinubu government for allegedly  siding the newly sacked Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero by deploying security forces to […]

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