LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former law student who was sentenced to 25 years in jail in Dubai for drug dealing told a fellow inmate she only took “a single line of cocaine” at a party. Mia O’Brien was arrested in October last year after police found 50g of cocaine in a flat where she was…
By Iking Ferry LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS) -Last week, I was in a bank when Mama Ngozi, the same woman that sells tomatoes in Ajah Market, came to withdraw money. She wanted to buy bags of tomatoes for resale. But the cashier told her: “Madam, from January 1st, 2026, you can’t operate this account…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed four mourners and injured about 15 others during a burial ceremony in Anambra State. The incident occurred on Thursday night, during a wake keep for an 18 years old boy, at Ezi village in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The wake…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Scores of demonstrators on Friday marched from the National Assembly to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in Abuja, protesting against what they described as the harassment of the Minister of Women’s Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim. The protesters, comprising human rights activists, civil society organisations and concerned…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 60-year-old daily wage worker in Tamil Nadu beheaded his wife and another man she was said to be in a relationship with, before surrendering to police carrying their severed heads in bags. The twin murders were committed early on Thursday in Kallakurichi district when the accused, identified as Kolanchi, allegedly caught…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-six officers have been injured while policing a protest organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, which saw up to 150,000 people march through central London. Tensions flared at the Unite the Kingdom rally, with some protesters throwing bottles and other projectiles at police, the Metropolitan Police said – leaving four seriously…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The recent Gen Z protests, which have already claimed more than 72 lives and inflicted heavy damage on state institutions, have also caused huge loss in Nepal’s media sector, with journalists wounded and multiple news outlets attacked. Reporters covering the demonstrations outside Parliament in Baneshwar came under fire. Journalist Shambhu Dangal was…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46, just weeks after announcing a comeback to the sport. According to the Daily Mail, the Manchester native was found dead at his home in Greater Manchester on Sunday, September 14, with a police cordon currently in place around the…