LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-An Israeli Air Force helicopter carrying President Isaac Herzog made an emergency landing on Thursday after hitting a flock of birds. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces said that the chopper was transporting Herzog from a memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem to northern Israel, where he was due to…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), presidential candidate for 2027, Peter Obi, has called for the implementation of the State Police to be delayed until after the critical 2027 general election next year. Obi, while commenting on the recent passing of the state police bill in the Senate via his X handle,…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-France manager Didier Deschamps missed his team’s group stage match Friday against Norway at the 2026 World Cup due to the death of his mother. The French Football Federation intended to honor their absent manager’s mother by wearing black armbands during the match, but FIFA declined the request according to The Athletic’s…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Soccer legend Lionel Messi was honored with an 85-foot statue in his home country of Argentina (in the small town of Cutral Có, in the country’s Patagonia region), marking the biggest Messi statue ever made. However, the pose that Messi is in for the statue is raising eyebrows, especially when combined with…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 920 people have been killed and 3,360 injured following powerful back-to-back earthquakes that rocked Venezuela, officials said on Friday. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said the coastal state of La Guaira, north of the capital Caracas, had been hardest hit by the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that struck on…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Wednesday passed the landmark Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish state police across the federation, marking a major step in Nigeria’s decades-long debate over decentralising the country’s policing structure to address worsening insecurity. The passage followed a rigorous clause-by-clause consideration of the bill and came after more than two-thirds…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWARANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says all arrangements have been concluded to arraign Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a socio-cultural association, before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Bodejo, who was arrested a few months ago by security operatives, would be arraigned over allegations bordering…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says reports alleging that its officers were fraternising with armed bandits in Katsina state are false and misleading. The claims arose from a viral video that appeared to show police officers greeting armed men on motorcycles. Anietie Iniedu, force public relations officer (FPRO), said in a statement…