LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability. Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news announced the 86-year-old’s death early Sunday. President…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two military pilots and two merchants have been killed after an army helicopter crashed into a fruit market in central Iran. The crash on Tuesday morning occurred in Dorcheh, a town in Isfahan province, where the army has a major airbase, according to state media, which said the cause was likely a…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fifteen people, including seven children, have been killed in a tragic helicopter crash in Peru. The horrifying incident occurred after the Peruvian Air Force chopper disappeared from the radar in Chala Viejo, southern Peru, killing everyone on board. Of the fifteen lives lost, seven were children, and four were crew members, The…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A rising rap artist has died at the age of 25 after allegedly committing suicide in a bizarre series of events. Rapper Lil Poppa, born Janarious Mykel Wheeler, died Thursday after crashing his car on Interstate 85 south of Hapeville, Ga., and subsequently shooting himself in front of his manager in a…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A total of 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia, according to a Kenyan intelligence report that details a network of rogue officials allegedly colluding with human trafficking syndicates. The report, submitted to parliament on Wednesday by Kenya’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), said 89 Kenyans were on the front lines…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In December 2024, then-South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol made a botched attempt at imposing military rule to reassert his leadership. That was overturned six hours later, after lawmakers defied armed police and military to gather inside parliament and vote down the decree. Yoon was subsequently impeached by parliament, arrested and charged…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS&) Nigerian man, Balogun Adisa Ridwan, earlier reported to have died in the ongoing war in Ukraine has been found alive, after being captured by Ukrainian soldiers. Ridwan was listed among Nigerians allegedly killed in the conflict, having travelled to Russia in search of employment. His name circulated in media reports…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukraine says it has discovered the bodies of two Nigerians in its Luhansk region who were allegedly fighting on Russia’s side in the ongoing four-year war. In a statement on Thursday, Ukraine said military intelligence operatives made the discovery, identifying the two Nigerians as Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole, 42, and Mbah Stephen…