LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)- The Iran-backed Houthis raided offices of the United Nations’ food, health and children’s agencies in Yemen’s capital Sunday, detaining at least 11 U.N. employees, officials said. The rebels tightened security across Sanaa after Israel killed their prime minister and several Cabinet members. Abeer Etefa, a spokesperson for the World Food Program,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)- Sunday’s raids followed the killing of the Houthi prime minister and several of his Cabinet members in an Israeli strike Thursday. It was a blow to the Iran-backed rebels who have launched attacks on Israel and ships in the Red Sea in relation to the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza…
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sule Fabiyi, a septuagenarian residing in Osogbo, Osun State, has narrated how banker Abdulwahab Sani Shehu allegedly terminated a N10.5 million fixed deposit investment he once had with First Bank and subsequently mismanaged the sum. While speaking with FIJ on Friday, Fabiyi said Shehu used to be the financial institution’s business banker…
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria needs bold investments to address the energy deficit that affects millions of households and industries, Chairman of off-grid impact investment company All On, and Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo), Ronald Adams said yesterday while addressing business leaders at the 2025 International Business Conference &…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed on Tuesday morning, leaving several carriages overturned and triggering panic among those on board. PUNCH Online gathered the incident occurred along the popular corridor shortly after the train departed Abuja around 11 a.m., en route to Kaduna. The incident has caused passengers fleeing…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he is in a hurry to see Nigeria rise to greatness. He said he is “getting close” to his departure lounge in life. Obasanjo made the remark while speaking on his new book, Nigeria: Past and Future, where he assessed the country’s leadership journey and issued stern…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A passenger suffering from delirium tried to break into the cockpit of an Easyjet flight from France to Portugal, forcing the jet to return to Lyon airport, police and the company said Saturday. The man was subdued by other passengers and restrained until the jet landed again, French police said. The Easyjet…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Reports from The Athletic, via Guillermo Rai and Mario Cortegana, have revealed that Rodrygo asked his agents to explore possible options for a transfer this summer. Interestingly enough, though, the clubs interested in his signature have so far been left with the opinion that the Brazilian forward is not entirely interested in…
