LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Riders using Uber, a ride-hailing service, in Nigeria woke up yesterday morning to an unexpected information on the company’s app:“No ride available.” And shortly after, the firm announced its exit from the Nigerian and Ugandan markets effective September 2, 2026. Uber operated in Nigeria for 12 years. Head of Communications, Uber in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-United States President, Donald Trump, has appointed Dr Karl Von Batten—a lobbyist for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar as a commissioner on a White House presidential commission. This was announced on Thursday, 3 September 2026, by Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C. in a now-trending post shared on X. Atiku hired…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-In a move to strengthen compliance with Nigeria’s Cabotage regime the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has started tightening enforcement of requirements designed to promote indigenous participation in coastal and inland shipping. The Agency said the move is in line with its statutory responsibility to enforce relevant maritime laws, including…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Egypt welcomed nearly 19 million tourists in 2025, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The country now aims to attract 30 million tourists annually by 2030, creating a clear need for additional airline capacity. The challenge is not simply finding more aircraft. Airlines must decide how much capacity they…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid star Raúl Asencio this week finds himself at the heart of the media headlines across Spain once more, for less-than-positive reasons. This comes amid confirmation that the defender has been charged for drink driving. The incident dates back to August 16th, when Asencio was put through a breathalyser test after…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Opposition parties appear to be facing fresh difficulties in their efforts to agree on a single presidential candidate to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election, despite renewed calls for unity ahead of the poll. The latest attempt to bring the opposition together was made in Abuja on Monday, when seven…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have killed two people and abducted the All Progressives Congress Chairman of Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Fanka, in a fresh overnight attack on the community. The latest attack came barely 24 hours after gunmen killed the APC Chairman of Rantan Ward in Bebeji Local Government Area,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-VLADIMIR Putin is afraid that ending his relentless war on Ukraine without victory could cost him his life, insiders say. If the deranged dictator does not end his war with the fortress belt Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine, he reportedly told his inner circle he would be killed. According to The…
