LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The CEO of one of Nigeria ‘s largest banks was killed Friday along with his wife and son when a helicopter they were riding in crashed near Interstate 15 in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. Herbert Wigwe, chief executive of Access Bank, was among the six people on board when the aircraft went…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As West African ministers gathered in Nigeria’s capital for yet another emergency meeting, they must have been wondering what further shocks could befall their region – its stability and political cohesion already tested to breaking-point. The session of the mediation and security council of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas)…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video of Nigerians celebrating their football team’s victory over South Africa in the Africa Cup of Nations has gone viral on social media. In the clip, the Super Eagles fans taunt their rivals by pouring liquid over their bodies while singing the hit Water by South African singer Tyla. On Sunday,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The West African regional bloc ECOWAS pushed junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali to reconsider their decision to quit the political and economic alliance, it said on Thursday, warning of the hardships the move would force on their citizens. The three countries’ self-appointed military leaders jointly announced on Jan. 28 they were…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi has been removed from his position, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said Thursday. Later, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had appointed Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, to lead the army. “Starting today, a new management team will take over the leadership of the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH *NEWSRANGERS)-First responders have located the military helicopter which went missing on a flight from Nevada to California on Tuesday, but the five US Marines on board remain missing. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was located in Pine Valley, Calif. at about 9 a.m. local time by using ground and air crews, according to Marine officials. First…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A District of Columbia appellate court panel on Tuesday unanimously rejected former President Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution on criminal charges that he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. “For the purpose of this criminal case, former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of the defenses…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency has aid the ban on flights between Nigeria and Niger Republic persists. NAMA clarified that authorised exemptions to the ban include over-flight aircraft traversing Nigerian airspace, aircraft in a state of emergency, and special flights. On July 26, 2023, Nigerien military junta ousted its duly elected President,…