LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian court has convicted 11 Indian sailors and their vessel over the trafficking of cocaine into the country, imposing fines totaling $6 million, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Thursday. The Federal High Court in Lagos found the crew of the merchant ship MV Aruna Hulya guilty…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has used his 2026 Democracy Day address to celebrate Nigeria’s 27 consecutive years of civilian rule, reaffirm commitment to economic reforms and security operations, and announce national honours for dozens of pro-democracy activists and military officers who played roles in the June 12 struggle. Tinubu said Nigeria had achieved…
Fellow Nigerians Today, we celebrate not only democracy but also the enduring Nigerian spirit. For 27 unbroken years, since May 29, 1999, Nigerians have chosen their leaders through the ballot, witnessed peaceful transitions of power, and resolved disagreements in courtrooms and legislative chambers—not through violence. We have experienced the longest stretch of civilian rule in…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Cup 2026 began yesterday and, according to a new poll, many Americans don’t really care. More than 4 in 10 American respondents to a new poll from Emerson College said they weren’t interested in this year’s tournament. The survey was conducted on June 7 and 8 — just days…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Cup 2026 saw thousands of empty seats in just the second match to further raise the controversy surrounding Fifa‘s ticket prices for the spectacle. South Korea defeated Czech Republic 2-1 in a gripping Group A contest in Guadalajara. But amid controversy surrounding the ticket prices at the World Cup,…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The U.S. State Department said it has begun revoking visas of people who entered the country on tourist visas to give birth. The department announced Wednesday that it has launched an offensive against individuals and international networks involved in what is known as “birth tourism” — a practice in which foreign nationals…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has again decried the deteriorating security situation in the country, describing as sad the fact that Nigerian schoolchildren are being turned into pawns in the emerging deadly ransom economy created by bandits. Lamenting the situation on his X handle…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The first batch of Nigerians being repatriated from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals has arrived in Lagos. The 268 returnees landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday aboard an Air Peace evacuation flight arranged by the Federal Government. Their arrival was…
