LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five Nigerians at the Federal High Court in Abuja on alleged concealment of information on the whereabouts of a governor of Bayelsa State, Timiprey Silva. Silva, a former minister, is alleged to be the mastermind of the coup attempt against President Bola Tinubu. They…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-Terrorists have demanded an extra N300 million ransom from the family of Niger State Independent Electoral Commission, NSIEC, Permanent Commissioner, Ahmed Mohammed, nine months after his abduction. This is after the family of the victim has reportedly paid N40 million to the kidnappers to secure his release. Recall that terrorists kidnapped Ahmed…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) took a major step towards empowering Nigerian contractors with the launch of a $3-billion Contract Finance Facility in partnership with nine leading Nigerian banks. The facility is designed to provide credit support for local contractors executing projects for SNEPCo operations and will be…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing nine and injuring 13 others, officials said. A total of 35 monks from Mukdahan province, about 600 kilometers northeast of the capital Bangkok, were on the pilgrimage. Five monks…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Cape Verde has suspended its visa-on-arrival programme for citizens of 96 countries as part of sweeping immigration reforms aimed at strengthening border security and tightening entry requirements. This was reported by Federal Character. The new policy, introduced under Decree-Law No. 13/2025 and Decree No. 244/GMAI/2025, replaces the previous visa-on-arrival and digital EASE…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-The wife and two children of Argentine soccer star Lucas Trejo have died after powerful twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, his team said on Sunday. Trejo, who plays for Club Sport Maritimo La Guaira, a second-division team in Venezuela, had searched for his wife Yanina and children Aaron and Ainhoa in the…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Morocco’s dramatic penalty shoot-out win over the Netherlands sparked scenes of joy on Tuesday in The Hague, home to a large Moroccan community, but also violent arrests amid clashes with police. In the Schilderswijk district of the city, AFP reporters saw fans draped in Moroccan flags dancing and cheering in the streets,…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian husband of Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Executive Mayor, Lulama Titi-Odili, has been arrested in Bloemfontein after police uncovered 28 suspected undocumented foreign nationals at a guesthouse linked to him. The arrest was confirmed earlier yesterday by Free State Premier, MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, following a joint operation by the South African Police…
