LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The camp of the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has dismissed a viral report and photographs circulating on social media claiming that the former Anambra State governor was hospitalised after breaking his neck in a gym. Obi’s spokesman, Idris Zekeri, described the report as false in an exclusive interview with…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, advanced to the semi-finals of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Venezuela in the quarter-finals on Sunday. Captain Azeezat Oduntan converted a late penalty in the 89th minute at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Morocco to secure the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian professor of political economy, Pat Utomi has reacted to a heated exchange between some supporters of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi and supporters of President Bola Tinubu. DAILY POST reports that a viral video clip showed supporters of the two presidential candidates engaged in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Binance customers withdrew $3.6bn (£2.7bn) of assets from the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange as it reopened on Sunday following what is believed to be the largest hack in history. The firm suspended all transactions in the wake of the incident, which impacted $6.3bn worth of digital assets. Major organisations, including the US…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Learjet believed to be carrying nine people crashed on Sunday afternoon in Palm Beach County, Florida, after making a rapid dive of about 350 feet per second, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane, a 22-year-old twin-engine Learjet 60, crashed after taking off from Austin, Texas, and was headed…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A mechanic workshop went up in flames in the early hours of yesterday at Isheri-Idimu, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, with 21 vehicles reportedly affected. The fire, which broke out at about 3:05am on Oladunni Street, beside Eternal Filling Station, reportedly threatened to spread to the adjoining petrol station, raising…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Many people have reportedly died following a collision between two trucks by the Ovia River along the Lagos-Benin Expressway in Edo State. One of the trucks was laden with crates of drinks, while the other carried glasses. It was learnt that the trucks were driving in opposite directions at very high speed…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zamfara State Police Command has revealed that over 30 decomposed bodies of suspected bandits were discovered during the ongoing clearance operations in the state. A statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said the clearance operation was aimed at flushing out bandits from Bukkuyum Local…
