LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-A court in Finland has sentenced a controversial leader of a Nigerian secessionist movement to six years in prison after convicting him of terrorism-related offences. Simon Ekpa, a Finnish citizen of Nigerian origin, “attempted to promote the independence of the so-called Biafra region in south-eastern Nigeria by illegal means”, according to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)- The Iran-backed Houthis raided offices of the United Nations’ food, health and children’s agencies in Yemen’s capital Sunday, detaining at least 11 U.N. employees, officials said. The rebels tightened security across Sanaa after Israel killed their prime minister and several Cabinet members. Abeer Etefa, a spokesperson for the World Food Program,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)- Sunday’s raids followed the killing of the Houthi prime minister and several of his Cabinet members in an Israeli strike Thursday. It was a blow to the Iran-backed rebels who have launched attacks on Israel and ships in the Red Sea in relation to the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A passenger suffering from delirium tried to break into the cockpit of an Easyjet flight from France to Portugal, forcing the jet to return to Lyon airport, police and the company said Saturday. The man was subdued by other passengers and restrained until the jet landed again, French police said. The Easyjet…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A federal judge in Miami late on Thursday ordered the closure of the Trump administration’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail within 60 days, and ruled that no more detainees were to be brought to the facility while it was being wound down. The shock ruling by district court judge Kathleen Williams builds…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Award-winning Ghanaian dancehall star, Shatta Wale, remains in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after his detention on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, over investigations into the tax obligations of his yellow Lamborghini Urus. According to a statement from his management, the artiste voluntarily appeared before EOCO officials with…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Germany-bound Condor Airlines flight from Corfu, Greece, had to be diverted to Italy on August 16 after one of its engines caught fire following takeoff, according to People magazine. While nobody on board the Boeing 757 aircraft was injured, an unverified video of the incident went viral on TikTok. The flight,…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 17 children are among 76 people that have died after a horror crash between a bus, a motorbike and a lorry. The bus, which was carrying refugees, burst into a fireball after colliding with the other vehicles. Horrific photos from the scene in Afghanistan’s Herat province show the bus on…