LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The clash between Eiye Confronterny and Black Axe over control of recruitment in Ibaragun, Ogun State, left at least ten people dead and many more injured. The fight began early in the morning and quickly spread across the community. Armed cultists with guns, machetes, and clubs attacked the streets, destroying businesses and…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Sam Watson leaves the Paris Games with another world record in speed sport climbing but without the Olympic gold medal. The American broke the speed world record on Thursday for the second time at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but the feat came in the fight for the bronze after he was eliminated…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Storms battered Texas and Louisiana late Thursday and early Friday with destructive winds and torrential rain, leaving at least four dead, roads flooded and more than 1 million homes and businesses without power — as more floods Friday could plague parts of the Gulf Coast. At least four people died as the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It is extremely rare to see Lionel Messi leave a game before the final whistle, so when he was subbed out in the 88th minute of Argentina’s 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Ecuador on Thursday night, it made headlines and speculation swirled on social media. Was Messi injured? Or was the…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A shooting outside the United States Consulate in the port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has left two people dead — a Nepalese security guard and the gunman who initially opened fire. Officials in the US and Saudi Arabia confirmed the incident on Wednesday as investigations continue into the attack. “A person…
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-When he steps down next week President Muhammadu Buhari will be leaving Nigerians less secure, poorer and more in debt than when he came to office in 2015. The former military ruler became president after winning a momentous election which saw the defeat of underperforming incumbent Goodluck Jonathan. Riding a wave of…
LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Given his campaign promises in 2014 and 2018, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has reneged on several fronts in the eight years he served, leaving Nigerians with many unfulfilled expectations, STEPHEN ANGBULU writes On Friday, May 29, 2015, thousands of Nigerians gathered at Eagles Square, Abuja, as millions more followed…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Utah father who killed his five kids, wife and mother-in-law and then shot himself left a suicide note saying he’d rather “rot in hell’ than “put up” with his “manipulative” spouse another day. Michael Haight, 42, was being investigated for child abuse when he shot his family earlier this year and…