LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-THE embattled Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority NMDPRA Engr. Farouk Ahmed and his counterpart in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe, have resigned. Already, President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the NMDPRA…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices. The 33-page lawsuit accuses the BBC of broadcasting a “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump,” calling it…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen on Monday evening attacked Ora, a community on the Osun–Kwara boundary, and abducted a retired Customs officer, Emmanuel Owolabi. Residents who spoke with our correspondent said the abduction threw the community into panic, with people fleeing in different directions as the assailants escaped into the bush with the victim. The victim’s…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Parents of the remaining 165 abducted pupils, students and staff of St Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State are in agony, uncertain about the fate of their children still in the hands of bandits. Last Tuesday, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, officially handed over…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A private jet has crashed in central Mexico while trying to make an emergency landing, killing at least seven people. The accident took place in San Mateo Atenco, an industrial area 5 kilometres from the Toluca airport, about 50 kilometres west of Mexico City on Monday, local time. The plane had taken…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former UFC fighter is reportedly in hot water.According to CTV News in Canada, Montreal police confirmed ex-UFC welterweight Alex Garcia was one of three people arrested after the anti-gang unit seized 102 grams of cocaine in — what is being described as — a “major” raid. Per the report, the cocaine…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 20 worshippers were abducted on Sunday, December 14, 2025, after gunmen attacked the First ECWA Church in Ayetoro Kiri, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Local sources said the attackers stormed the church while a worship session was ongoing, firing sporadically to create panic among congregants. Many worshippers…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) is profoundly grieved to report a catastrophic multi-vehicle collision that occurred in the early hours of yesterday at Secretariat inward Otedola Bridge, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. The tragic accident instantly claimed the lives of three members of the same family father, mother and their…