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…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to speak openly to Nigerians about his plans, policies, and programmes instead of using proxies. Obi challenged Tinubu to address Nigerians on his activities in office ahead of the 2027 elections. Naija News reports that Obi…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The traditional ruler of Onu Egume/Okura District, His Royal Highness Ochimana Simon Anu, has raised the alarm over an alleged trend of kidney sales among youths in Egume community, reportedly carried out in exchange for money to buy motorcycles and other material possessions. Speaking at the Onu Egume Palace, the monarch…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to boycott any presidential debate that does not include President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Naija News reports that Atiku’s position was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by his campaign spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo. Atiku frowned…
