LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The media office of Peter Obi has denied allegations that he targeted Northerners during his tenure as governor of Anambra State, describing the claims as false and politically motivated. In a statement issued by the spokesman of the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), Ibrahim Umar, the organisation said allegations that Obi…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 29-year-old Sociology graduate of the Kogi State University, Blessing Moshood, was allegedly murdered last Thursday night and her body dumped in a canal in Jikwoyi, Abuja. Speaking with Abuja Metro yesterday, a sister of the deceased, Abigail Moshood, said Blessing left their home around 8pm that day after speaking with…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 39-year-old Ireland-based Nigerian, Brian Ogbo, has been sentenced to three and a half years’ imprisonment for killing his 82-year-old grandmother, Stella Nnadi, during what an Irish court described as a severe psychotic episode. PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday from a report by the Irish Mirror that Ogbo was sentenced by…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman for allegedly attempting to smuggle a large consignment of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, into Nigeria. The suspect, identified as Ting Kiong, who naturalised in Malaysia, was arrested on Sunday, May 17, 2026, upon arrival at the…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, a leading opposition figure in Nigeria and the sole presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the upcoming 2027 elections, has articulated reasons why Africa ought to rise above poverty. During his visit to South Africa over the weekend, Obi addressed an international dialogue, emphasizing that Africa…
Nigeria has retained its position as the third-largest borrower from the International Development Association (IDA), the concessional lending arm of the World Bank, despite a slight decline in its debt exposure in the first quarter of 2026. According to the IDA’s March 2026 financial statements, Nigeria’s exposure stood at $18.5 billion as of March 31,…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the nation’s government after months of tensions between the two men. A shock decree, read out on TV by a presidential aide, said Faye had “ended the duties” of his one-time political ally Sonko and “consequently those of the…
LAGOS MAY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, a leading opposition figure and the sole presidential candidate for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the upcoming 2027 election, has taken steps to ease the tensions between South African officials and Nigerian expatriates residing in the country. Obi arrived in South Africa on Friday to participate in an…
