LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has issued a fresh warning to travelers, advising them on how to avoid being used as unwitting couriers by criminal drug syndicates. The caution, delivered by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a post on his official X handle on Sunday,…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine using a fake pregnancy disguise. Ezewuike, who runs a fashion outfit, Golden Star Creation, in the Okota area of Lagos, was apprehended at a bus terminal…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS0-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised the Nigerian judiciary, saying it has been “deeply compromised” and that corruption among judges has turned courts into “a court of corruption rather than a court of justice.” Newspaper-inspired merchandise In his new book, Nigeria: Past and Future, Obasanjo laments the steady decline of the Nigerian…
A civil servant, Olufunmilola Adetola, whose husband, Olaoluwa, works with a telecoms company, tells GRACE EDEMA how she has been trying to no avail towards ensuring his release after he was kidnapped over three months ago How long have you been married to your husband, Mr Olaoluwa? My marriage is 16 years old, and…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A federal judge in Miami late on Thursday ordered the closure of the Trump administration’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail within 60 days, and ruled that no more detainees were to be brought to the facility while it was being wound down. The shock ruling by district court judge Kathleen Williams builds…
By Emmanuel Udom. LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Council for Ifa Priests has called on Nigerian, President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to officially recognize Ifa traditional religion. They said the call has become necessary because of the religious and cultural importance to the Yorubas in particular and Nigeria in general. Recall that in August 20 and…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has revealed why he rejected Paris Saint-Germain’s €200m bid for Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, citing a promise made to head coach Antonio Conte, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. De Laurentiis told Corriere della Sera that PSG had offered more than €200m for the pair as a…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-When we think of the richest musicians in the world, names like Taylor Swift or maybe Beyoncé come to mind. Both are everywhere, selling out stadiums with Era and Cowboy Carter tours and topping charts. But surprisingly, the crown of the richest musician in the world is not theirs. It sits…