LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) announces with profound regret a fatal and distressing tanker explosion involving a Mack Truck conveying diesel, which occurred in the early hours of today at the Oto-Ijanikin axis, in the vicinity of the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), inward Agbara, along the Badagry…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-More than 100 migrants lost their lives in the Mediterranean while attempting to reach European shores from Libya, the humanitarian organisation Sea Watch has reported. Just one person, who said to be on a vessel thought to be carrying 117 people, has claimed to have survived the alleged shipwreck. The alleged…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nick Buckley, a British politician from Manchester, has railed against former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for waving the Nigerian flag after beating Jake Paul, an American YouTuber turned boxer, in a heavyweight bout in Miami over the weekend. Mr Buckley berated Joshua for “waving a third-world country flag”, calling him “anti-White racist…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Bar Association and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, have raised serious concerns over alleged post-legislative alterations to the recently enacted Tax Reform Acts, calling for the immediate suspension of their implementation. In a statement on Tuesday, NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN), said the controversies surrounding the laws…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anthony Joshua is poised to relinquish a considerable share of his earnings after his knockout triumph over Jake Paul. Joshua sent Paul to the canvas in the sixth round of their heavyweight showdown at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida on Friday. Despite emerging victorious from the highly-anticipated encounter, the 36…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party Presidential candidate in 2023 and former Anambra State Gpvernor, Mr Peter Obi has appealed to Nigerians to use this Christmas to renew their commitment to building a Nigeria where leadership is driven by service; where public resources are managed with prudence; and where every child has access to quality…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A car bomb killed a Russian general on Monday, the third such killing of a senior military officer in just over a year. Investigators said Ukraine may be behind the attack. Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff, died from his…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-United States President, Donald Trump, has recalled the country’s ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, and 29 other career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy postings in a bid to reshape Washington’s diplomatic posture in line with Trump’s “America First” priorities. The ambassadorial recalls, first reported by Politico, and the latest major…