LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has again decried the deteriorating security situation in the country, describing as sad the fact that Nigerian schoolchildren are being turned into pawns in the emerging deadly ransom economy created by bandits. Lamenting the situation on his X handle…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The first batch of Nigerians being repatriated from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals has arrived in Lagos. The 268 returnees landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday aboard an Air Peace evacuation flight arranged by the Federal Government. Their arrival was…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Air Canada pilot faces criminal charges for flying tens of thousands of passengers for nearly 17 years with a fake pilot’s license, Canadian police announced Tuesday. Geoffrey Wall was arrested June 1 after investigators say he captained over 900 domestic and international flights from 2009 to 2025, without ever…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A leading soccer referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup tournament was warmly received by a crowd of supporters and officials on Wednesday as he arrived home. Omar Artan, who was named as Africa’s best male referee in 2025., said he plans to be…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tension gripped Danare community in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State on Wednesday after more than 200 armed Cameroonian security personnel reportedly crossed into Nigerian territory without formal border clearance. The development sparked fear among residents, many of whom fled their homes over concerns that the situation could escalate into…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt after 12 people were killed in a mass shooting at an informal settlement in Johannesburg. At least 10 suspects, heavily armed with rifles, entered the Jumpers Informal Settlement in the suburb of Cleveland late on Tuesday night and opened fire before fleeing in…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of demonstrators blocked an avenue leading to Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium on Tuesday, just days before the 2026 World Cup kicks off at the venue. As football fans flood into tournament co-hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico, the Central American country is grappling with chaotic teacher protests in its capital….
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested over 15 suspected environmental offenders around the Jibowu railway corridor in Lagos State. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post shared on his verified X handle on Tuesday. The suspects were apprehended for allegedly…