LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A deluge of more than 20,000 queries crashed the email server of the South African Chamber of Commerce in the United States after President Donald Trump said he would prioritise white South Africans in a refugee programme, the chamber said Monday. Trump and Pretoria are locked in a diplomatic row over a…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The outgoing President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, has hinted at running for the position of Nigeria’s president. The AfDB boss affirmed he is available for national service after his tenure at the bank concludes, specifically stating, “he will be available to serve in any capacity, globally, in Africa,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Cyber Cell of Delhi Police, India, has arrested a Nigerian national, Patrick Ngomere, for allegedly hacking the email account of the Family Care Pvt. Limited, a pharmaceutical company, and fraudulently syphoning off Rs 11.73 lakh. The suspect, also accused of residing in India without a valid visa, is believed to be…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of migrants were arrested in January as part of a UK-wide crackdown on illegal working, the government has said. Enforcement teams raided 828 premises including nail bars, car washes, and restaurants and made 609 arrests – a 73% increase on the previous January. Home Office Minister Dame Angela Eagle told the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The imposition of a four per cent increase in charges on all consignments imported into the country by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), last week, drew disapproval from manufacturers, economists and other stakeholders at the weekend. The stakeholders said the hike could plunge Nigerians into deeper financial crisis. Experts also said raising…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The bodies of at least 28 migrants have been recovered from a mass grave in a desert in south-east Libya, the country’s attorney general said. The grave was discovered north of Kufra, just days after another mass grave with 19 bodies was found on a farm in the same city. Officials found…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has instituted a $5,000,000 (Five Million US Dollars) lawsuit before a Lagos High Court against Meta Platforms Inc., the U.S.-based tech giant owned by Mark Zuckerberg, over alleged invasion of his privacy In the originating motion brought pursuant to Section 37…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen dressed in black and numbering up to seven have abducted the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Comrade Igboayaka. O. Igboayaka, whisking him off to an unknown destination. Chilos Godsent, President of Igbo National Council (INC), disclosed this in a statement issued this Sunday morning, February 9, 2025. The statement reads…