LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s maritime sector, the gateway through which over 80 per cent of the nation’s international trade flows, is undergoing a sweeping transformation, which is being midwifed by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho. Anchored on port modernisation, digital trade facilitation and institutional reform, the new maritime…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A businesswoman, Tracy Nicholas Ohiri, has withdrawn her earlier allegations of sexual harassment and unpaid contractual obligations against Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, offering a public apology over the claims. In a video statement released on Wednesday, Ohiri said she decided to retract the allegations after consultations with her family, friends…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that the ongoing conflict between Iran, the United States, and Israel can only end if three specific conditions are fulfilled. He said that Iran remains committed to peace in the region but expects its rights to be respected and protected. In a message shared on the…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The police in Lagos state have arrested a 25-year-old data scientist who allegedly attempted to harm his ex-lover with acid but mistakenly poured the corrosive substance on an innocent person instead. According to reports, the suspect who resides in Lakwe in Ibeju-Lekki area of the state, became disgruntled after his then…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young man suspected to be under the influence of drugs allegedly set his family house on fire following a heated argument with relatives in Lagos. In a video circulating on social media in the early hours of Wednesday, family members were seen struggling to escape from the burning building as…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-An American military aerial refueling tanker that was involved in the U.S. military operation in Iran crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, according to multiple U.S. officials who spoke to CBS News. Recovery efforts are underway in the area where a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crashed. The status of the crew is unknown…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Iran-linked hacker group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on a medical tech company in what appears to be the first significant instance of Iran’s hacking an American company since the start of the war between the countries. The company, Stryker, which is headquartered in Michigan, produces a range of…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 75-year-old death row inmate has been spared from execution in a last-minute decision by the governor of Alabama. Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton was due to be killed by nitrogen gas on Thursday, but Kay Ivey ruled just two days beforehand that, because he did not pull the trigger in a murder…