LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sweden’s government announced on Thursday that it will significantly increase grants for immigrants who voluntarily return to their home countries, aiming to encourage more migrants to do so. Starting in 2026, immigrants who choose to return will be eligible for up to 350,000 Swedish kronor ($34,000), according to the right-wing government supported…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Veteran Nollywood actor Mr Ibu has returned home after being discharged from hospital, his junior colleague, Ken Erics has reported. Ken Erics, eager to bring joy to the actor’s fans and admirers who have been anxiously awaiting news on his health, took to his Instagram page to share a video of his…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi promised that Nigeria will bounce back after suffering a shock 1-0 home loss to Guinea-Bissau on Friday in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. It was one of the biggest upsets in the history of the competition as Mama Balde scored for the Wild Dogs, who are 81 places…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian professor in the US, Marinus Iwuchukwu, and a woman identified as Charce Dunn were found dead in Pittsburg Pennsylvania on Tuesday, January 17. Their bodies were found along Thorncrest Drive, Wilkins Township, Pittsburg on Tuesday, January 17, after an alleged “domestic disturbance” around 10 am. According to the Allegheny County Police,…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Afghan MP and her bodyguard have been shot dead at her home in the capital Kabul, Afghan police have said. Mursal Nabizada, 32, was one of the few female MPs who stayed in Kabul after the Taliban seized power in August 2021. Her brother and a second security guard were…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people in their early 30s aboard a small airplane died when the Cessna crashed into a home in Minnesota late Saturday. Federal and local authorities in Minnesota are investigating the scene in Hermantown, which is located just west of Duluth and about 150 miles north of Minneapolis. Officials described the victims…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Kenyan lawyer charged at the International Criminal Court with bribing witnesses in the collapsed trial of President William Ruto six years ago has died, Kenyan media reported on Tuesday. Citizen Television and Standard Newspapers reported that Paul Gicheru had been found dead at his home in Nairobi’s Karen area, citing information…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Noor Shah Mohammad was serving as a Taliban soldier hundreds of miles from home when disaster struck early on Wednesday morning. A powerful earthquake reduced much of his village to rubble, killing residents as they slept including his wife, father, two sisters and a brother. When he heard the news, he said…