LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A traditional ruler in Ayeka, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, High Chief Akinwalere Akinola, has been reportedly shot dead during the burial rites of a fellow traditional ruler in the community. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday while traditional rulers and other members of the community were performing funeral rites…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS) – Transit routes in the Strait of Hormuz deemed illegal by Iran will soon be closed, an adviser to the Revolutionary Guards’ Commander told the semi-official Fars News Agency on Wednesday, referring to the southern pathway hugging Oman’s coast. Mohammadreza Naqdi said these “few routes” had been created by blasting and…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Richie has been hospitalized for the third time during his ongoing tour with Earth, Wind & Fire. As reported by TMZ, the 77-year-old singer-songwriter has been hospitalized to receive treatment for atrial fibrillation after he experienced an irregular heartbeat. Sources indicated that he’s undergoing an AFib ablation, a minimally invasive treatment…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles forward Akor Adams scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser as Nigeria fought back to draw 3-3 with Russia in an entertaining international encounter. Adams struck in the 90+4th minute, finishing off a counter-attack that was started by Emmanuel Fernandez and assisted by Umar Abdullahi. The late goal completed Nigeria’s comeback…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has appealed to the people of Umuoba-Anam and Aguleri in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State to immediately cease hostilities and embrace peace. Obi, in a statement on Monday, said he was “deeply pained”…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 50-year-old murder suspect, Bethlehem Nwanlia slumped and died while awaiting judgment in a Bayelsa State High Court case involving allegations of conspiracy, kidnapping and multiple murders. Nwanlia reportedly collapsed shortly after the court adjourned the delivery of its final judgment to October 27, 2026, because of the absence of the presiding…
LAGOS OCOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opposed former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke’s application to present evidence of her acquittal of bribery charges by the Southwark Crown Court, London in the United Kingdom. The anti-graft agency urged Judge Inyang Ekwo to dismiss the application. The commission, which filed a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United States-based advocacy firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has disclosed that a court ordered deadline for final briefings in a Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, case involving alleged Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, records concerning President Bola Tinubu has expired. The firm disclosed this in a statement on…
