LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has denied claims that Haruna Garba Gololo, popularly known as Garus Gololo, is a retired general in the Nigerian Army. In a statement issued on Tuesday via its social media platforms, the Army described reports identifying Gololo as a retired Nigerian Army General as false and misleading. The reaction followed a…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo State Command, has re-arrested and arraigned before the Federal High Court in Benin a suspected drug trafficker, Ibrahim Yusuf Lawal, who allegedly jumped bail and was falsely declared dead by his wife in a bid to evade prosecution. The Edo State Commander of the NDLEA,…
Southampton FC and Royal Antwerp have announced the death of former academy player Victor Udoh at the age of 21. Udoh spent six months in Saints’ academy from February 2025, featuring in eight games for their under-21 side in Premier League 2. Before his move to the south coast of England, he played in Belgian…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, has lamented the worsening condition of Nigerians abroad, revealing that many citizens facing xenophobic attacks in South Africa would rather remain there than return home. He faulted Federal Government failure to support Nigerians facing hardship abroad Obi, who just returned to the country, raised the…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has cleared former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election. A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki had last week reportedly granted Jonathan a waiver and adopted him as its preferred presidential candidate. However, an Abuja-based lawyer,…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to speak up over the country’s challenges, particularly the electricity crisis and governance issues. Speaking at the NDC, Obi compared Nigeria’s electricity situation with that of South Africa, noting that despite South Africa generating over 40,000 megawatts of electricity, citizens there…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has cancelled $717.7m in undisbursed World Bank financing for Nigeria’s troubled electricity sector, effectively terminating the remaining portion of a $1.52bn power sector recovery programme amid mounting tariff shortfalls, worsening financial pressures, and persistent implementation challenges across the industry. Documents obtained by The PUNCH from the World Bank website…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command Special Squad1 have killed four suspected kidnappers during an operation to foil the alleged abduction of a businessman in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State. The operation, which occurred at the Jakande Estate Gate on Sunday night, also led to the recovery of an…