LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The West African bloc ECOWAS on Sunday warned the region faced “disintegration” after the military rulers of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso cemented a breakaway union. The three countries formed a “Confederation of Sahel States” at a meeting on the eve of the Economic Community of West African States leaders’ summit, marking…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Federal Government has said that 31 states and local government areas should brace up for flooding in the coming weeks. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, gave the warning at a news conference on Thursday, July 4, in Abuja. The minister said that precautionary measures should be…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed a No-Case-Submission application filed by three Directors of an oil firm, Petro Union Oil and Gas Limited, who are currently standing trial over an alleged £2.6bn fraud. The trial judge, Justice Mohammed Liman, held in his ruling over the application that the Federal…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta State Police Command has commenced an investigation into an incident where a man, identified as Onyemali Christopher, allegedly brutalised his wife, Annabel Onyemali, in the state on Thursday. The command’s spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, disclosed this in a post on X.com on Thursday. In his post, he shared a picture…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A viral video of a Catholic Church in Ojo, Lagos flooded by the heavy rainfall on July 3, 2024, has raised eyebrows as Nigerians call attention to the importance of proper flood management. The video shared by a church member revealed the entire worship center was swamped with water including the church’s…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has conceded defeat in the country’s general elections as the trends showed that the Opposition Labour Party had won over 300 seats, while Sunak’s Conservative Party is ahead on 61. “The Labour Party has won this general election, and I’ve called Sir Keir Starmer to congratulate him…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Britain woke Friday to the scene of a political earthquake. The opposition Labour Party, after 14 years in the political wilderness, has handed a brutal defeat to the ruling Conservatives. Party leader Keir Starmer is now certain to become prime minister in the coming hours, replacing his Conservative Party counterpart, Rishi Sunak,…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young boy from Benue state confesses to an attempt to poison his mother after being allegedly handed a substance by an individual. A video making the rounds on social media captured the moment a boy was apprehended and questioned on his decision to end the life of his mother. In the…
