LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government yesterday filed a 10-count criminal charge against three persons arrested over alleged complicity in the recent kidnap of children and teachers of a school in Orire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo state. The 10-count charge filed before the Federal High Court, Abuja, borders on terrorism, kidnapping, concealment,…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Senate has passed the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, significantly increasing penalties for traffic offences, including imposing a N50,000 fine on anyone caught hawking, trading or preaching in commercial buses. The amendment, which is awaiting presidential assent, also prescribes a N50,000 fine or six months’ imprisonment, or…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has insisted that Education and healthcare remain the bedrock upon which every prosperous nation is built. Releasing his Part 2 of the Roadmap to a New Nigeria on Thursday, Obi wrote on his handle that “Education and Healthcare remain the…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRNGERS)-The British government on Thursday urged FIFA to investigate Argentina‘s team after players celebrating their 2-1 win over England in the World Cup semifinals posed with a banner that claimed sovereignty over the contested Falkland Islands. During post-match celebrations Wednesday in Atlanta, Argentine players held a banner handed over by fans,…
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…
