LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has elected Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as its next president after she polled the most votes when voting officially ended Sunday morning. Mrs Badejo-Okusanya, the only female among the three presidential candidates, polled 12,317 votes to emerge the winner of the election, which…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Kayinsola Ajayi has won his second consecutive Diamond League 100 meter race after another blistering performance at the London Stadium on Saturday. The 21-year-old defeated Jamaica’s Seville Oblique, the reigning world champion over the distance, for the second time in two weeks. Ajayi crossed the finish line at 9.84 seconds, equaling the…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has called for the immediate suspension and resignation of the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, over the death of 26-year-old physiotherapist, Mary Habila. The group threatened nationwide protests if its demands are not met within seven days. In a statement signed by its National…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) has called on President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to review controversial provisions of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, warning that aspects of the proposed legislation could infringe on Nigerians’ constitutional rights and worsen the plight of vulnerable citizens. The…
By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Greek biographer Plutarch, in the preamble to his “Life of Alexander”, observed: “I am writing biography, not history; and the most brilliant exploits do not always manifest a man’s virtue or vice so well as a slight thing, a word or a jest, which often tells us…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada after hundreds of wildfires have left much of the northern US covered by a blanket of smoke. The threat follows complaints by US lawmakers over the wildfires and Ontario’s premier Doug Ford asking the US to send support to fight…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former commercial motorcyclist in Lagos after he allegedly ingested and excreted 100 wraps of methamphetamine in an attempt to smuggle the illicit drug into Nigeria. The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s Director…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zinedine Zidane will become the next head coach of the French national team, replacing Didier Deschamps, who is set to leave his post after the 2026 World Cup. This is reported by insider Fabrizio Romano, according to UNN. “Zinedine Zidane will become the next head coach of the French national team —…