LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The South-East chapter of the Kwankwaso National Network (KNN) has said it is mobilising support to deliver at least five million votes for a proposed Peter Obi–Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso presidential ticket in the 2027 general elections. The group also rejected claims that South-East governors had endorsed President Bola Tinubu for re-election, insisting…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Floodwaters have submerged a section of the Benin-Ore expressway, triggering traffic gridlock and disrupting movement. The flooding followed hours of heavy rainfall, forcing motorists to slowly move through the inundated stretch while many other vehicles remained trapped in queues stretching several kilometres. Videos circulating on social media showed floodwaters covering a significant…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Cherubim & Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide, Ayo Ni O, has announced the death of its Spiritual Father, His Most Eminence, Emmanuel Alogbo, at the age of 93. The church disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by its Secretary-General, Prophet Anthony Olusesan Samaye, that Alogbo died peacefully in the early…
LAGOS JULY 31st (NEWSRANGERS)- Police have arrested a barber in Umuahia over allegations that he kept customers’ hair for ritual purposes after officers allegedly found a clay pot filled with human hair and other suspected fetish items in his room. The barber, identified simply as Emeka, was arrested on Tuesday after his neighbour, Mr…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Idi Amin’s grandson was disqualified for a head butt in the third round of his opening super-heavyweight bout against England’s Damar Thomas at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Twenty-five year old Aziz Abdul, who arrived on a mission to become “the new king of Scotland,” was penalised three times for fouls and…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An entire youth football team from Ethiopia has vanished in Sweden after the culmination of the Gothia Cup youth tournament in Gothenburg, sparking an international response. According to Sweden Herald, around 20 people, mostly players aged 14-17 and also some adult supervisors, left their hotel without checking out and cannot be located….
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, amid growing debate over the former leader’s political role ahead of the 2027 general election. Photos from the meeting were shared on X by Obi’s campaign photographer, Esther Umoh. In a brief statement accompanying the images,…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ghana’s government has accepted a recommendation to extend the presidential term from four to five years, the West African country’s justice minister said on Thursday. President John Dramani Mahama set up a committee last year that reviewed the 1992 constitution and made recommendations, some of which were accepted by the government. Attorney…
