LAGOS JUNE 22MD (NEWSRANGERS)-Sunday Igboho, the prominent Yoruba freedom fighter, has declared his intention to return to Nigeria and resume his agitation efforts. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Igboho reassured his followers that he would soon be back in Ibadan, Oyo State, where his campaign for a Yoruba nation has gained significant traction. In a viral…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A fight between rival gangs at a women’s prison in Honduras on Tuesday quickly escalated into a riot that killed dozens of inmates. The riot at the prison in Tamara, around 30 miles outside the capital city of Tegucigalpa, started after rival gangs Barrio 18 and MS-13 clashed inside the facility early…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi will sign with Inter Miami and more details about his incredible arrival to Major League Soccer have been shared. Messi opted to move to MLS this summer rather than return to Barcelona or join Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kante in Saudi Arabia. The deal reportedly includes profit sharing…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-After a spate of arrests and executions for drug offences, Ibrahim, a dealer in Saudi Arabia, is not taking any chances. “I don’t deal with new clients or go to the clients myself,” said the 37-year-old, using a pseudonym to protect his identity. “They have to take on the risk,” he told…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Ghana’s economy grew faster than anticipated in the first quarter, driven by the services and agricultural sectors. Gross domestic product expanded 4.2% in the three months through March from a year earlier, compared with 3.7% growth in the previous quarter, government statistician Samuel Kobina Annim told reporters in the capital, Accra, on…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The world seems to be watching the daring rescue effort for the Titan submersible as crews from across the globe join in the days-long search. At a press conference Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard updated the search and rescue mission for the vessel, which went missing Sunday, as crews remain determined to…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-About 100 top officers, including generals, brigadiers-general, air vice marshals, and admirals in the Nigerian Army, Air Force, and Nigerian Navy may proceed on compulsory retirement following the appointment of new service chiefs on Monday by President Bola Tinubu, The PUNCH reports. Aside from the imminent gale of retirement, many officers would…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday approached the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, challenging his detention by the Department of State Services (DSS). In his originating motion on notice, Emefiele is praying for the court to enforce his right to liberty and…
