Archive for: April, 2025

Banning Of Eedris’ Protest Song Is Dangerous To Democratic Dev-Wole Soyinka

LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has condemned the recent ban placed on a song by Nigerian musician, Eedris Abdulkareem, describing the development as a return to the culture of censorship and a threat to the right to free expression. In a statement issued from New York University, Abu Dhabi, on Sunday, Soyinka […]

US, EU React As Russia Ballistic Missile Attack On Sumy Ukraine Kills 34, Injures Scores

LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Russian ballistic missile attack on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy has killed at least 34 people and wounded more than a hundred, according to officials. Two missiles struck the heart of the city at about 10:15am (07:15 GMT) as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, the first day of the […]

US Court Instructs FBI, DEA To Release Investigative Files On Tinubu Over 1990s Drug Probe

LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release investigative records relating to Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, stemming from a purported narcotics trafficking investigation in the 1990s. According to PREMIUM TIMES, Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for […]

Peter Obi Laments Poor State Of Nigeria’s Health System Despite Heavy Borrowings

LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has emphasized the urgent need to revamp Nigeria’s health sector for better service delivery. The former Anambra State Governor lamented that Nigeria’s health sector is in a deplorable state at the moment despite heavy borrowings by the government to invest in the sector. […]

Explosive Planted By Boko Haram Terrorists  Kills Seven, Injures Scores Of Commuters In Borno

LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than seven commuters have been killed by an explosion along the Maiduguri-Damboa Road. The explosion reportedly followed an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted by Boko Haram terrorists on the dilapidated and deserted road which passes through the Sambisa forest. It was said to have happened while cars on a scheduled […]

Nigerian Police Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi Loses Elder Brother, DCP Akinade

LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Akinade Adejobi, who is the immediate elder brother of Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has died after battling an undisclosed illness. SaharaReporters gathered that DCP Akinade Adejobi passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Sources within the force confirmed to SaharaReporters that DCP […]

Odegbami Confirms Death Of  Ex-Super Eagles Coach Christian Chukwu

LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, has passed away at the age of 74.  He died on Saturday, though details surrounding his death remain unclear at the time of filing this report. His longtime teammate and friend, Dr. Olusegun Odegbami, confirmed the development. Odegbami, who won the 1980 Africa Nation Cup with […]

Scores Injured As Parcel Exploded In Lagos Camera Shop

LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Many people were reportedly injured on Friday night when an explosion occurred at a camera shop located in Kodesoh Street in Ikeja area of Lagos State. Witnesses, who spoke with our correspondent claimed that the incident occurred when a shop attendant tried to open a suspicious parcel delivered to the store. Emergency […]

Masked Gunmen Abduct US Pastor During Service In South Africa

LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-An American pastor has been kidnapped by armed men after they stormed his church service in South Africa, local authorities say. Josh Sullivan had been conducting a service at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, a township in Gqeberra in the Eastern Cape, on Thursday evening when “four armed and masked male suspects […]

Sterling Bank Takes Sides With Nigerians, Eliminates Bank Transfer Fees

LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)- In a bold move that resets the rules of engagement in the Nigerian banking sector, Sterling Bank has removed transfer fees on its digital banking platform, OneBank. This decisive move makes Sterling the first major Nigerian bank to forgo earning a cut from customer transactions on its own app. The initiative […]

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