LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-An evidently disturbing development played up yes-terday in the judiciary after two Appeal Courts handed down conflicting judgments on the powers and guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The first Court of Appeal, Abuja, upturned the judgment of a Federal High Court, which nullified part of the election guidelines…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire burning at an orphanage in Algeria‘s capital has killed at least 11 people including children, authorities said Thursday, amid a heatwave that has sparked hundreds of blazes in the country’s north. Firefighters had been battling to extinguish the flames since before dawn in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers. “At around…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The United States House of Representatives has approved an amendment seeking to withhold 100 per cent of the country’s assistance to Nigeria until the federal government takes effective steps to prevent and respond to terrorism and violence, significantly tightening an earlier proposal that sought to suspend only half of the aid….
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Congress of Nigerian Maritime Media Practitioners (CONMMEP) has honoured the Coordinator of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Comptroller Gambo Aliyu, with its 2026 Leadership Excellence Award for Outstanding Enforcement and Trade Facilitation. The award was presented during CONMMEP’s Annual General Meeting, Lecture and Awards…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian Catholic priest in Massachusetts has died by suicide, days after being ordered to leave the United States and return to Nigeria, where he had repeatedly said he feared for his life. The Reverend Benjamin Okwy Madu, 54, died on July 2 at his residence in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, according to the…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Federal Government on Wednesday concluded its evacuation of Nigerians affected by xenophobic attacks in South Africa, with the arrival of the final repatriation flight carrying 308 returnees. The aircraft landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 11:30 a.m. It also conveyed three government officials who participated in coordinating…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-No fewer than six people were killed on Tuesday night after a gas-laden truck exploded at an Army checkpoint along the Abuja-Lokoja Federal Highway in Kogi State. The explosion reportedly occurred within the jurisdiction of the Chikara Division, triggering an emergency response by police officers, personnel of the Motor Traffic Division,…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video, shared on X on Wednesday by a user identified as Mobilisingnigerians, featured Sani Yellow denying claims that he was killed during a recent security operation in Zamfara State. According to a message accompanying the video, reports of his death stemmed from a case of mistaken identity. The post stated: “UPDATE: Alhaji…
