LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Moroccan security forces have arrested hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by land and sea as authorities tightened security along the border following calls for a new mass crossing. Moroccan state broadcaster Medi 1 TV said 294 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were arrested on Saturday while attempting…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At the end of July, between 70,000 and 80,000 people crossed into the enclave from neighbouring Morocco. Most have since left, but Jimenez said thousands remain in Ceuta, including large numbers of children. Many of those still stranded are asylum seekers from countries including Sudan, Yemen, Chad, Mali and Egypt. Some migrants…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia on Saturday, killing at least 40 people. The quake struck to the north of Flores Island in the eastern part of the country in the early hours of the morning, sparking panic as people fled into the streets amid crumbling…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Ghana Police Service say they have arrested a Nigerian identified as Augustine Okechuku Maazi and killed two other suspected members of a robbery gang during an intelligence-led operation in Accra. The police said the operation, which took place on Thursday, foiled an alleged plan by a robbery syndicate to attack…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Ecuadorian authorities seized a half-ton of cocaine hidden in a truck near the border with Colombia whose packages were marked with the names of soccer stars Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi. The Attorney General’s Office said agents found 370 blocks of cocaine inside a modified compartment of the vehicle in Tulcán, in…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Government has criticised Nigeria’s fiscal transparency record, saying the Federal Government has not provided enough information for the public to clearly understand how government revenues are generated and how public funds are spent. The criticism was contained in the 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report released by the US Department of…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 15 people have died and 27 others remain missing after a ferry capsized on a vast African lake home to large numbers of crocodiles and hippos. The disaster happened on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, August 11, with 77 people confirmed to have been rescued after the vessel overturned….
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-United States (US) Mission in Nigeria has celebrated Nigerian-born WWE superstar Oba Femi following his victory over Brock Lesnar at WWE SummerSlam, describing the feat as an example of how talent can thrive when combined with opportunity in the United States. In a post shared on its official X handle, @USinNigeria, the…
