LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Poland have told Russian leader Vladimir Putin to agree to a 30-day ceasefire starting on Monday or face possible “massive” sanctions, according to French President Emmanuel Macron, on a highly symbolic visit to Kyiv. The demand comes with the backing of the…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Tarkwa Circuit Court in Ghana has sentenced a 32-year-old Nigerian woman, Patience Gold, to 20 years in prison for trafficking four young women, including one living with HIV from Nigeria to Ghana for forced prostitution. According to Graphic Online, a Ghanaian news outlet, on Thursday, the presiding judge, Hathia Manu, found…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), denied any involvement in the violence and destruction during the October 2020 #EndSARS protests in Lagos State. Speaking via a video played during his ongoing terrorism trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, May 8, Kanu distanced himself…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young man identified as Kehinde Ijebu has allegedly committed suicide by drowning himself in Oyile River in Ibokun community of Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. Sources informed our correspondent that Kehinde had gone missing on Tuesday but was later found to have drowned himself in the river. One of…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Peter Obi of the Labour Party has taken a jab at prominent Nigerians and others who ganged up in protest against former President Goodluck Jonathan when he pushed for fuel subsidy removal in 2012, but are now silent as President Bola Tinubu implements the same policy. At the memorial of the late…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has broadened its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts with the second phase of its “Back to School Storm” initiative, reaching four public primary schools in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The Agency visited Methodist Primary School, Igbogbo; Anglican Primary School, Igbogbo; Etunrenren…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leading commercial bank and Africa’s most agile company, Sterling Bank has announced the introduction of AlwaysOn by Sterling, a bold new feature on its OneBank platform that will give eligible customers up to ₦1 million extra every month -even when their account balances are running low. Launched on Workers’ Day 2025, the…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The United States National Transportation Safety Board has attributed the helicopter crash that killed former Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son, and three others to pilot error caused by spatial disorientation. The NTSB report, released on Wednesday, further indicted the helicopter company, accusing it of “inadequate oversight of its safety…