LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Key allies of the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have dismissed recent comments by his former campaign spokesperson and veteran actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, in which he accused Obi of betrayal. In a viral podcast interview on Saturday, Okonkwo claimed that despite working strenuously for Obi during and after the last…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Over 100 cattle reportedly belonging to suspected armed Fulani herdsmen have died while attempting to cross the River Benue into Nasarawa State. The incident occurred on Saturday, with eyewitnesses saying many of the animals drowned or were buried by collapsing sandbanks along the river due to erosion. Olikita Ekani, a farmer who…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims has crashed in India, killing seven people on board. The accident happened within minutes of the helicopter taking off, officials said, on what should have been a 10-minute flight. The helicopter was flying to Guptkashi, a prominent Hindu pilgrimage site in the Himalayas, from Kedarnath temple town…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal Lagos Division has discharged and acquitted a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, of a N754.8m fraud charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Friday, via zoom, the three-member panel of the…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An electrical surge in the Tudun-Wadan Pantami area of Gombe Metropolis claimed the lives of five people and left 13 others injured in the early hours of Saturday, according to the Gombe State Police Command. Our correspondent reports that the State’s Permanent Secretary, Special Duties and Regional Coordination, Abdullahi Kulani, was among…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Top founders and CEOs in Nigeria have built strong companies and later stepped away from daily management while still guiding their organisations. Instead of holding onto their old roles, they passed leadership to new executives and focused on bigger goals like strategy, mentorship, and governance. From Africa’s richest man to banking trailblazers,…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man has been arrested after police raided a cannabis farm and seized drugs worth almost £1m in North Lanarkshire. Police Scotland said officers recovered the plants after from a property on High Street, Shotts, at about 09:00 on Thursday. A force spokesperson said the drugs had an estimated street value of…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan has distanced himself from an Instagram post suggesting he is planning a comeback in the 2027 presidential election. The post, shared by an account bearing Jonathan’s name, criticised Nigeria’s current leaders, claiming they are “pretending to sleep”, while urging citizens to choose better leadership in 2027. “Since our…
