LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 80 people were killed between October 2025 and July this year following false accusations about what is termed “genital theft”, the BBC Global Disinformation Unit has found after gathering data from police forces across six African countries. The killings are linked to rumours that a simple tap on the…
By Chief Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Let nobody misunderstand my position. This is not about defending Tinubu. If there are credible allegations against him, Nigerians are entitled to know the truth and to hold their leaders accountable. What I reject is the hypocrisy, manipulation and imperialistic attitude of the United States towards Nigeria….
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For Omar Abdulkadir Artan, it promised to be the opportunity of a lifetime. Following a decade of breaking new ground and inspiring a generation of African referees, an appearance on the biggest stage of all – the World Cup – was set to be the high point of his still burgeoning…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For weeks running, cases of jungle justice have escalated in Nigeria, with some citizens taking the law into their own hands to punish individuals suspected of committing crimes. A number of Nigerians have suffered severe physical and emotional trauma, as suspects are subjected to torture, dehumanization, public humiliation and, in some cases,…
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For how long shall the rest of the country look on while Fulani ethnic militia trouble the peace of Nigeria? Why are Fulaniterror groups spreading fear,causing pains and inflicting psychological trauma on Nigerians through deliberate, calculated and organised acts of kidnapping, torture, rape and killings? What exactly…
By Eyitayo Quadri LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-In the corridors where money and power meet, integrity is not a soft virtue to be admired from a distance. It is the hardest risk control an institution owns, and the one asset that outlives us. Much of my working life is spent thinking about what can go…
By Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-My attention has been drawn to the assertion by an elder statesman that the Igbo people were compensated by the Federal Military Government under General Yakubu Gowon following the Nigerian Civil War. I respectfully but firmly disagree with this assertion because it is not supported by…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty years after the assassination of one of Lagos’ most accomplished politicians, Nigeria is still searching for answers. On the morning of July 27, 2006, Lagos awoke to shocking news. Olufunsho Williams—Engineer, Technocrat, Philanthropist and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s leading governorship aspirant for Lagos State—had been found dead in his Dolphin…
