LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The controversy trailing the just concluded national election of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has taken a new twist as a group of lawyers has asked the Abuja Federal High Court to stop the swearing in of the President-elect, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, and other newly elected national officers. Badejo-Okusanya secured 12,317 votes…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has accepted to chair the 10th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), scheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2026, in Lagos. Chairman of the 2026 Conference Planning Committee, Olumide Iyanda, announced this in a statement issued…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Police in Zomba are investigating the death of Mary Hamba Nyirenda, an assistant lecturer at the University of Malawi, who was found dead at her home in the Zakazaka area of Zomba city on the evening of 19 July. According to Constable Andrew Mwale, deputy public relations officer for Zomba police…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 30 persons are feared to have lost their lives after a canoe conveying farmers and other residents capsized on Sunday in Malamawar Yandutse community, Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The victims, comprising men, women and children, were reportedly returning home from their farms after a day’s agricultural…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada has introduced major changes to its visa system for international students, a move that directly affects applicants from Africa. The update by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is aimed at managing the rising number of foreign students, reducing pressure on housing and public services, and strengthening the study permit system….
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas to immediately withdraw the Nigeria Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026, describing it as a “backdoor attempt” to regulate social media and tighten government control over online expression. In a…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tensions were high in a physical World Cup final, and Argentina’s Leandro Paredes grabbed Spain’s Eric García by the throat in a scuffle in the aftermath of Spain’s 1-0 win. The game featured five yellow cards and a red card on Argentina, and Spain scored late to secure its second World…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi’s painful Sunday did not end with Argentina surrendering its World Cup title to Spain. After Argentina suffered a 1-0 extra-time defeat in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Messi also finished second to Kylian Mbappé in the race for the tournament’s Golden…
