LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two military jets collided during an air show at an Air Force base in Idaho on Sunday, prompting their pilots to eject as the planes fell to the ground and crashed in a fiery explosion. “Emergency responders are on the scene,” the Mountain Home Air Force Base’s 366th Fighter Wing wrote on…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal nullifying the conviction and sentence imposed on former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Sokoto, Hakeem Otiki, by a General Court Martial. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a five-member panel, the apex court dismissed the Nigerian Army’s appeal and…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Wema Bank, one of Nigeria’s commercial banks, has refunded N25 million to Isa Aremu Lawal, a Lagos resident, days after losing it to unauthorised transactions. Malik Lawal, his son and a brand designer, confirmed the refund to FIJ on Monday. He said that the bank told his father that an insider hack…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A shocking scandal has rocked Kumasi after a serving police officer, Bright Appiah Danquah, was reportedly arrested over alleged involvement in a series of armed robbery attacks targeting mobile money vendors across the city. According to reports, the police inspector allegedly made one costly mistake that exposed everything. During one of the…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s inflation rate increased marginally in April 2026, rising to 15.69 per cent from 15.38 per cent recorded in March, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, CPI, report released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, on Friday. The data showed a 0.31 percentage point year-on-year increase, indicating that the general price…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja has handed down a heavy prison sentence to a female terrorism convict, locking her away for the next two decades. Halima Haliru Umar will spend 20 years behind bars following her conviction for illegally carrying war-grade ammunition and attempting to aid terrorist activities in the…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to a report by Vanguard on Thursday, May 14, 2026, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has said Nigeria’s current problems demand leaders who can generate wealth and manage resources responsibly—qualities he believes he embodies. Speaking on “60 Minutes With Kay”, a programme hosted by News Central’s MD/CEO Kayode…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to Daily Post, some gunmen have invaded Ahoro-Esinele community in Oriire local government area in Oyo State. Eye witness gathered that the gunmen stormed the community between 8.am and 9.am and kidnapped an unspecified number of students of a secondary school within the community, Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele. A source close to the community also disclosed…
