LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Grammy nominated singer Akon was arrested in Georgia on November 7 after a bench warrant was issued for his failure to appear in court over driving with a suspended license, authorities have confirmed. The Chamblee Police Department arrested the 52 year old artist, whose legal name is Aliaune Thiam, after automated…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has commended the leadership and staff of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited for driving the oil and gas output increase less than a year after the deal that saw the exit of Shell from onshore Nigeria. The $2.4billion deal resulted in…
By Crystal Ugoeze LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian military has thrown its weight behind Lt. Col. A.M. Yerima, the officer who engaged in a heated exchange with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, during a confrontation over a property in Abuja on Tuesday. The property in question reportedly belongs to a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have imposed a ₦20 million levy on farmers in Gatakawa, a community in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, before allowing them to harvest their crops. Families in the community are now selling belongings or borrowing money to pay the levies and access their farmlands. According to a source…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Panic has gripped the Federal Civil Service following the abduction of six Directors of the Federal Ministry of Defence by gunmen along the Kabba-Lokoja highway. This came as no fewer than three Migil youths have been killed by bandits despite the state government’s threat to deal decisively with perpetrators. The abduction of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-AISHA* sat quietly in the crowded hall, her colourful hijab neatly around her face as a health expert spoke about the dangers of using unsafe materials during menstruation. It was May 28, 2025, Menstrual Hygiene Day, and a coalition of civil society groups had visited the Suleja Correctional Facility in Niger State…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed men in Mali have abducted and publicly executed a TikTok influencer who posted videos in support of the West African nation’s military, local authorities have said. Mariame Cissé was taken on Friday while at a weekly market in Echel, according to Yehia Tandina, the mayor of neighbouring Timbuktu. He described how…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rescue teams have raced to the scene after a Turkish military cargo aircraft crashed in Georgia. The C130 plane plummeted to the ground at the Georgia-Azerbaijan border, according to officials. The Republic of Türkiye Ministry of National Defence wrote on X: “One of our C130 military cargo aircraft, which was taking off…