LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada deported 366 Nigerians between January and October 2025, as it intensified its immigration enforcement drive at the fastest pace in over a decade, official data obtained by Saturday PUNCH has shown. The figure, obtained from the Canada Border Services Agency removals programme statistics, also revealed that 974 Nigerians are currently in…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has flown back to the UK after a fatal car crash that killed two of his close friends in Nigeria. The 36-year-old was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a major expressway near Lagos on Monday. Joshua’s close…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has formally defected to the African Democratic Congress. Obi, who is also a former Governor of Anambra state, urged Nigerians and opposition forces to unite under a broad national coalition to “rescue Nigeria from poverty, disunity and democratic decline.”…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Igbo community in Sokoto State marked Christmas Day with detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu at the Nigerian Correctional Centre. The community described the humanitarian gesture inspired by the disposition of the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu During the visit, the community shared meals with the inmates at…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pandemonium broke Jabo, a town in Tambuwal Local Government Area on Thursday night following the U.S. military strikes. President Donald Trump had announced a major operation in Nigeria, signaling the killing of terrorists causing mayhem in the country. One of the missiles reportedly landed in Jabo and bursted into flame, a development…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, says Nigeria should immediately stop all military cooperation with the United States following America’s airstrikes on ISIS terrorists on Christmas Day. Gumi, in a post on his Facebook page, warned that any foreign military intervention, particularly by the United States, would exacerbate insecurity rather than resolve it….
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In what could pass off as a joke, President Donald Trump of the United States, on Thursday, wished terrorists who were killed in the operation in Nigeria, “Merry Christmas”. Trump said this while disclosing that he approved the operation which reportedly led to the deaths of many terrorists. Announcing the air raid,…
A Rise From Recognition to Crime The title describes a dramatic life turn for Invictus Obi, a Nigerian man who was once celebrated on the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 list. This recognition suggests he was previously seen as a young, successful entrepreneur or rising business figure. Fraud Allegations and Conviction According to the…