LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian wrestler Oba Femi is considered “the next big thing” in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The 6-foot-6, 310-pound powerhouse defeated legend Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas on April 19, forcing the decorated WWE superstar into possible retirement. “I will say that Brock was … one of those guys I…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A police inspector, Abdulkadir Garba, popularly known as “Buratai,” has d!ed after he was struck by thunder while on duty in Maiduguri, Borno State. The spokesperson for the Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident in a tribute on Friday, May 8, 2026. According to Daso, the officer…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The peace accord between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, may be heading for collapse as the 2027 general elections draw closer. Both men appear to have returned to the trenches over who succeeds Fubara as governor of Rivers State. The tension is…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) 2027 Presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has continued to underscore the importance of health as a development catalyst for any progressive nation. Obi, who visited the Anglican Church Hospital in Kubwa, Abuja, on Friday, said that when health and education are positioned as the engines of national progress,…
By Mkpisi Ndi Egede. LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Peter Obi is akin to what Igbo elders said ,whosoever they beckon when a cow ran amok ji ógwú efi ma obu Udó Eji enibe efi ara. They said such a Man may have Decanter that lead to recapturing of the wild Bull or he has…
LAGOS MAY 7TH(NEWSRANGERS) The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a fraud syndicate linked to the diversion of N713.9 million from customers’ bank accounts, with two suspects arrested in connection with the crime. The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the statement, the…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS) Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, of a 12-count charge bordering on fraud and money laundering filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Delivering judgment, Justice Omotosho held that the anti-graft agency successfully established…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS) A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties linked to Timipre Sylvia, former minister of state for petroleum resources, to the federal government. Obiora Egwuatu, presiding judge, made the order on April 24 following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes…