LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Five crew members of an oil tanker seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia were killed before local security forces retook the vessel, a senior regional official has told the BBC. Puntland Deputy Information Minister Bile Qabowsade said the five were killed by pirates before regional forces boarded MT Hoarner…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 26TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-One hundred Nigerians repatriated from South Africa through the humanitarian intervention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday night. The returnees were the first batch of 500 Nigerians whose air transportation from Johannesburg to Lagos is being funded by the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For more than a month, 21-year-old Anis Fadi, a university graduate and qualified accountant, has been sleeping in a makeshift shelter. At the end of July, he crossed the border from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on the North African coast, along with about 70,000 others. At his migrant camp…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt after 11 people were killed and three were injured in a mass shooting. Authorities believe the incident took place during a house party in the Ziko area of the KwaMakhutha township, near the city of Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal province, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, according…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After weeks of talent showcases, America’s Got Talent Season 21 has crowned a new winner. Ten acts made it to the final and performed one last time to display why they deserved to be the season’s winner. Simon Cowell did not make it to the final, but guest judge KSI sat…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The United States Government has shed more light on why it lifted a 12-year Condition of Entry (CoE) restriction imposed on vessels visiting the United States from Nigeria, saying the development will deliver tangible benefits to shipping operators, reduce shipping costs and strengthen trade between the two countries. In a letter dated…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Celine Dion shed tears as she kicked off her eagerly anticipated 16-date residency tonight at Plenitude Arena on the outskirts of Paris, marking her first major series of live shows since stepping away from the spotlight in 2022. “I had promised myself not to cry,” Dion told thousands of adoring fans…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A 39-year-old Nigerian businessman and Lagos-based real estate CEO, Edwin Omokhuale, has been arrested in Dublin, Ireland, over an alleged $23 million fraud involving an Australian mining company. Omokhuale was arrested by Irish police at Dublin Airport on Wednesday, September 9, while reportedly preparing to board a flight to Paris. His arrest…
