LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Moroccan migrants in Ceuta ambushed a Spanish military vehicle and pelted soldiers with stones. Twelve Moroccans, all of whom had entered the Spanish enclave during the migrant surge last month, were arrested after the attack during an early-hours patrol on Thursday. One soldier had been injured after being struck in the…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Ibrahim Gusau, and other board members have resigned. The NFF board had come under intense pressure following the poor management of Nigerian football. The latest debacle was the failure of the Super Falcons to qualify for the FIFA Women World Cup for the first…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expresses deep sadness over the sudden death of Mr Dotun Oladipo, former Political Editor of The Punch newspaper and Publisher of The Eagle Online, describing his death as a painful loss to Nigeria’s media industry and the nation at large. President Tinubu acknowledges the deceased’s contributions to…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dolly Parton fans around the world are mourning after the country legend’s family announced her death on Tuesday, Aug. 25. She was 80. Parton’s nephew Bryan Seever, who was also her longtime head of security, revealed the news in a video. A cause of death has not been shared. “This video announcement…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 160 people have been killed after a glacial collapse triggered catastrophic flash floods across northern Nepal and Tibet, with rescue teams searching for hundreds more, including Americans, who remain missing. A towering surge of muddy water roared through the Himalayan border crossing at Gyirong Port on Wednesday. Surveillance footage…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck the Nigerian media community on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, with the sudden death of Mr. Dotun Oladipo, Publisher of The Eagle Online, a digital newspaper. Dotun, who served as President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCO), was aged 56 and the echoes of lamentation reverberated loudly. GOCOP…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 42 people were killed in a gang attack in Haiti, local media reported on Monday, as armed groups continue to expand their control in the violence-plagued Caribbean nation. The attack took place overnight in Kenscoff, a town about 10 kilometres south of the capital Port-au-Prince, Radio Télé Galaxie reported,…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has faulted the Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) for including the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) in the 2026 federal budget. The finding is contained in the commission’s investigation into the activities of the organisation, which the federal government…
