LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The defection of the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress has begun to boost the party’s political strength in the South, with no fewer than eight federal lawmakers reportedly set to officially join the ADC, barring any last-minute change of plans. Obi, a former governor of…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amid controversy over impact on terrorists, fresh findings have shown that the Christmas Eve US airstrikes destroyed Lakurawa terrorist camps in Sokoto forests, with survivors fleeing the area, Sunday PUNCH can report. Residents of villages close to the terrorist enclaves, including Kawuri-Kandam, Malgam and Kahuri of Tangaza Local Government Area of…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group of children has discovered a large quantity of anti-aircraft live ammunition in Bulunkutu area of Maiduguri metropolis, Borno State. According to reports, the discovery was made on Friday by the group who were fishing in the drainage when they noticed the suspicious items and alerted authorities. In an amateur video…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A prominent Zaria-based Islamic scholar, Sani Khalifa, has been held in detention for 23 days over his alleged link to a coup plot against President Bola Tinubu. Multiple sources familiar with the case told this reporter that Mr Khalifa was picked up by security agents in Abuja shortly after he travelled from…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 1100 vehicles were set on fire and over 500 people detained across France during New Year’s Eve celebrations, the country’s Interior Ministry has revealed. In accordance with the Interior Minister’s firm instructions, which required a high degree of responsiveness and mobility, law enforcement intervened immediately in cases of violence or…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has again suspended the enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit policy across the country. The policy was expected to take off today, but the police halted the enforcement pending the determination of a substantive suit before the court. The NPF had announced on December 15, last year,…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada deported 366 Nigerians between January and October 2025, as it intensified its immigration enforcement drive at the fastest pace in over a decade, official data obtained by Saturday PUNCH has shown. The figure, obtained from the Canada Border Services Agency removals programme statistics, also revealed that 974 Nigerians are currently in…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has flown back to the UK after a fatal car crash that killed two of his close friends in Nigeria. The 36-year-old was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a major expressway near Lagos on Monday. Joshua’s close…