LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 125 people have died in a crush at an Indonesian football match that has become one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. Hundreds were also hurt in aftermath of home team Arema FC’s loss to bitter rivals at the overcrowded stadium late on Saturday in Malang, East Java. The crush…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor Peter Obi has expressed belief that Nigeria, with its abundant resources, could be on the right developmental track, with strict implementation of progressive policies. In a telephone interview, Obi said he was currently in Morocco as part of his plans for meetings and understudy of the best performing economies in…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government of Nigeria says it has recalled its Ambassador in Indonesia as it reviews its bilateral relations with the country. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Esther Sunsuwa, following a viral video which showed Indonesian immigration officials allegedly assaulting a Nigerian…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government is demanding punishment for Indonesian immigration officials who were filmed assaulting a Nigerian diplomat. Footage circulating on social media showed Abdulrahman Ibrahim, a consular officer based in Jakarta, being held down in a vehicle by several men. Nigeria called it “an egregious act of international delinquency by the Indonesian…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Indonesia’s navy is searching for a submarine that went missing north of the resort island of Bali with 53 people on board, the military said Wednesday. Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto said the KRI Nanggala 402 was participating in a training exercise when it missed a scheduled reporting call. The submarine is believed…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man has died after falling from the 12th floor of his apartment while allegedly attempting to evade immigration officers. The man, known as Ogodor, from Uli, Anambra state, fell from the Gading Nias Apartment in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, January 23, 2020. There are conflicting reports about how he died. Some Nigerians…
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Indonesian authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested six foreigners for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs onto the tourist island of Bali. A Swiss man, a Thai man, a Singaporean woman, a Chilean man and two Hong Kong men wearing orange detainee uniforms were paraded with their feet and hands tied at…
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than eighty Nigerians have been deported by the Indonesian government for allegedly spraying money on Nigerian Pastor, Chukwuemeka Odumeje. The church program was reportedly organized by some Nigerians living in Jakarta and it allegedly began with spraying of money which is said to be part of the Anambra-based Pastor’s style…