LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet-to-be-identified young player collapsed at Maracana Stadium in Ajegunle, Lagos State, on Sunday after a match held as part of a scouting programme hosted by the Shazam Football Team. According to a witness at the scene, who was part of the programme but pleaded for anonymity, the incident occurred on Sunday…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The aftermath of Hurricane Helene is still unfolding across the Southeastern U.S., where at least 91 people have been reported dead, according to the Associated Press, and roughly 2.4 million were without power as of Sunday afternoon. The storm made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region on Thursday night as a Category…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A lion at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State has killed its handler, Babaji Daule. According to information available the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday in the Ogun State capital. The Eagle Online was told that the lion attacked Daule, a 35-year-old from Bauchi State, at…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos lawyer , and human right activist, Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo has appealed to the Inspector General of Police, IGP Egbetokun to investigate report of alleged brutalization, extortion, stealing and fragrant abuse of power by officers of the Nigeria Police force in Sapele, Delta State. The Lawyer in a statement posted on…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen made headlines on Saturday after scoring his first goals for Galatasaray during an intense 3-3 draw against Kasimpasa, according to Football Italia. The Nigerian striker, who had provided assists in his previous matches, finally found the back of the net in a home league game.Osimhen’s brace came…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Ebonyi State High Court, sitting in Abakaliki, has discharged and acquitted 36 Pro-Biafra activists who had been detained for over four years. This is according to Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Ejiofor made the announcement on Friday in Owerri, where he recounted the challenges…
The unauthorized landing of a unidentified aircraft at Freetown International Airport last Friday, September 20, has ignited a firestorm of concern across Sierra Leone. The mysterious plane, said to have flown from Liberia and allegedly en route to Mexico, landed in Freetown without the necessary clearance and was found to be using a fake registration…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian leader of an international drug ring that led to the arrest of 12 South Koreans abroad will be extradited to Korea from China later Wednesday to face drug smuggling and other charges, officials said. Obioha Frank Chinedu, 41, is accused of smuggling cocaine and hemp carried by South Korean travelers,…
