LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS0-A faction of the Boko Haram group, identified as Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad, has released a video showing the condition of the 416 abducted victims in Ngoshe, a community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, assuring all that they are healthy and have not been subjected to torture or…
LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential hopeful Peter Obi has expressed deep concern over the recent decision by the United States to evacuate its embassy staff from Nigeria, describing the move as a troubling signal of worsening insecurity and declining global confidence in the country. In a strongly worded statement posted on…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The US Department of State has authorised non-emergency US government employees and their family members to leave the US Embassy in Abuja, citing a deteriorating security situation across Nigeria. In an updated travel advisory issued on Wednesday, the department noted that, starting April 8, 2026, Americans are advised to reconsider travel to…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A seven-year-old girl approached Peter Obi at the protest ground, offering a heartwarming moment amid the serious atmosphere. The gathering was meant to express frustration with how President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were affecting democracy, and it was definitely a powerful show of unity. The…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fresh leadership crisis has erupted within the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the emergence of a new faction led by political commentator and activist, Alhaja Hafsatu Danladi. Danladi, who declared herself chairperson of a faction of the ruling party, claimed to have assumed leadership amid what she described as a deepening…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A day after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, the truce showed signs of strain Wednesday as Iranian leaders accused Americans of violating the agreement and reports emerged that Tehran had moved to restrict traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The developments tested President Trump’s ability to parlay…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US President Donald Trump has accused CNN of reporting a “false statement” from Iran, allegedly sourced from a Nigerian news outlet, following the announcement of a ceasefire between the US and Iran. The ceasefire deal was revealed roughly two hours before Trump’s deadline to destroy Iranian “civilisation”. “The enemy, in its unfair,…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law. In some of his strongest comments yet against the war, the American pope urged Americans and other people of good will to contact…