LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has recounted how he narrowly escaped death after a stray bullet pierced the window of his hotel room in the United States. Seun, the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, shared the alarming incident in a video he posted on his Instagram page on Sunday evening….
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of people were left trapped on trains or stranded overnight after the theft of copper cables halted high-speed services between Madrid and southern Spain’s Andalusia region. Authorities opened an investigation on Monday after Sunday’s theft, which Transport Minister Óscar Puente called a “serious act of sabotage”. He added that the cable…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRNAGERS)- Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya were given a choice of paying a fine of $7,700 or serving 12 months in prison — the minimum penalty for the offense — for violating wildlife conservation laws. Authorities said the ants were destined for European and Asian markets in an…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia says Ukraine has launched an overnight drone attack targeting Moscow for the second night in a row. All four of the capital’s major airports were closed for several hours to ensure safety but later reopened, Russia’s aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said on Telegram. Moscow’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said on social media at…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This weekend is a very special one for Mali couple Halima Cissé and Abdelkader Arby – their record-breaking nonuplets are turning four! Brothers Mohammed VI, Elhadji, Oumar and Bah and sisters Kadidia, Fatouma, Hawa, Adama and Oumou will celebrate their big day on Sunday (4 May). These adorable new pictures of the…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Investigators from the Peel Regional Police Fraud Bureau have arrested and charged an individual in connection to an alleged online romance scam, totaling more than $600,000. Between June 2021 and July 2023, two victims believed they were in a genuine romantic relationship with the suspect, whom they met through an online dating…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration have requested a 90-day extension from a United States District Court to produce documents relating to an alleged drug investigation involving President Bola Tinubu dating back to the 1990s. The request was submitted on Thursday in a joint status report filed with…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Recent reports indicate that FBI agents have arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, with authorization to extradite individuals identified as fraudsters. This development is part of ongoing collaborative efforts between U.S. and Nigerian law enforcement agencies to combat cybercrime and financial fraud. While specific details about the agents’ activities in Lagos remain limited, this…