LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Joseph Kabila was a commander in the rebel alliance that brought his father to power in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1997, went on to succeed him as president and now, at the age of 55, he is a rebel leader once again. In an even stranger twist, the man he…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular Channels TV journalist, Seun Okinbaloye, has raised a serious alarm that the 2027 general election may have already been rigged if the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, fails to act now and clean up the voters’ register. Okinbaloye raised the alarm, Friday night during Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. He said…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his administration’s position on borrowing, insisting that Nigeria’s growing debt burden poses a greater danger to the country than leprosy. Obasanjo said excessive borrowing does not only affect the government in power but also places a financial burden on future generations….
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A man, Gasper Oladipo Emmanuel, has landed in trouble after he was arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Ogba, Lagos, for allegedly standing as surety for a woman who absconded in a case involving N21 million and seven vehicles. The defendant was charged before the court by the Commissioner of Police…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)- African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Sokoto State, Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, has reportedly escaped unhurt after suspected gunmen opened fire on his convoy near the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport on Friday night. The incident occurred at about 9pm on October 30, 2026, shortly after Dan’iya had escorted former Sokoto State Governor…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Cost-of-living protests that began in France have spread to Germany where demonstrations to coincide with Halloween were underway on Saturday, with tens of thousands of people turning out across the country. The new German youth-led movement dubbed “Gen Z has got this!” is protesting against the high cost of living, underfunded…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Raids against online scam centres in Madagascar have exposed ties with a criminal group that ran similar operations in Cambodia, also duping African nationals via alleged human trafficking, authorities told AFP. Conducting romance, cryptocurrency and investment fraud, the sites were mostly operated by Chinese nationals, 148 of whom have been extradited to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The final voting tallies for the top-10 finishers in this year’s Ballon d’Or have been revealed by France Football. And they serve to showcase just how close Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé came to topping the pile… Frontman Mbappé was of course left disappointed for the latest occasion at the ‘Golden…
