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…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super-featherweight boxer John Cooney, 28, has died after his defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast last Saturday. The Irish boxer suffered an intracranial haemorrhage and had surgery to relieve pressure on his brain following the bout at the Ulster Hall. Galway man Cooney was assessed by the medical team in the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Groups representing some of South Africa’s white minority responded Saturday to a plan by President Donald Trump to offer them refugee status and resettlement in the United States by saying: thanks, but no thanks. The plan was detailed in an executive order Trump signed Friday that stopped all aid and financial assistance…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)- A suspected jihadist attack on a convoy escorted by Malian soldiers and Russia’s Wagner mercenaries has killed dozens of people in northern Mali, officials said on Saturday. The attack took place on Friday between the northern cities of Gao and Ansongo, they said. The death toll was initially put at 10…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has announced plans to enforce traffic rules against red light and speed-limit infractions across the state henceforth. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this on Thursday, February 6 at a media briefing and unveiling of the advanced technology initiative at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. According to the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The gunmen who abducted a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), retired general Maharazu Tsiga, have demanded a N250 million ransom for his release. A source close to the family who preferred anonymity, told Weekend Trust that the family was contacted and the amount requested. Tsiga was said to…
