LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Grammy nominated singer Akon was arrested in Georgia on November 7 after a bench warrant was issued for his failure to appear in court over driving with a suspended license, authorities have confirmed. The Chamblee Police Department arrested the 52 year old artist, whose legal name is Aliaune Thiam, after automated…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed men in Mali have abducted and publicly executed a TikTok influencer who posted videos in support of the West African nation’s military, local authorities have said. Mariame Cissé was taken on Friday while at a weekly market in Echel, according to Yehia Tandina, the mayor of neighbouring Timbuktu. He described how…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rescue teams have raced to the scene after a Turkish military cargo aircraft crashed in Georgia. The C130 plane plummeted to the ground at the Georgia-Azerbaijan border, according to officials. The Republic of Türkiye Ministry of National Defence wrote on X: “One of our C130 military cargo aircraft, which was taking off…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Millions of people around the world choose video games every day for relaxation, socializing, or to boost their mood. Often, they become part of daily life, but questions are increasingly being raised: can games really affect mental health, and where is the line between benefit and risk? Modern scientific research allows…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has openly admitted to killing Christians in Nigeria and Africa and has vowed to continue with the killing spree without respite. In a post on X on Sunday by Mario Nafwal, a Lebanese-Australian journalist, the Islamic extremist group dared US President Donald Trump to…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man, Ola Abimbola jailed for kidnapping has been on the run for nearly a month after absconding from an open prison in Sussex, UK. Abimbola, 36, who was sentenced to 21 years for conspiracy to kidnap, GBH, blackmail, and false imprisonment, was transferred early to Ford open prison in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, has condemned the persistent killings in Nigeria, stressing that attacks on both Christian and Muslim communities have created “wounds that must be healed” for the country to attain sustainable peace. Ogun voice reports that Freeman stated this in Abuja on Thursday during a programme titled…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A new bill introduced in the US Congress has proposed targeted sanctions and other restrictive measures against individuals and groups accused of serious violations of religious freedom in Nigeria. The legislation specifically named the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore as entities implicated in…