LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A flight travelling from Cancun, Mexico, to London was forced to divert and land in Maine this week after two passengers on board began fighting. The emergency landing around 21:30 EST (01:30GMT) on Tuesday resulted in all 267 passengers on board being forced to spend the night in Bangor, Maine. By the…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man who burned a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London has been found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence. Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted abusive comments about Islam as he held the flaming book aloft in Rutland Gardens in Knightsbridge on 13 February. On Monday he…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tier one bank, Fidelity Bank PLC, has been named “Nigeria’s Best Private Bank” at the prestigious Euromoney Awards 2025. The recognition was formally unveiled at the awards ceremony held recently at The Savoy in London. The Euromoney Awards for Excellence are prestigious annual honors and a benchmark for excellence in the global…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described the reports circulating on social media about the alleged death of its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as “false.” Recall that unconfirmed reports circulating online claimed that Yakubu died in a London hospital. However, in a statement on Saturday, the Chief Press Secretary to the…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere of the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, also known as Odumeje, said he has returned to Nigeria to stop the appreciation of the dollar against the Nigerian currency. Odumeje, in a video recorded at the airport while returning from London, boasted: “This is Indaboski Bahose. The…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has condemned the Accountant-General’s Office for holding a workshop in London. Obi said Nigerians must vehemently denounce and condemn the decision, declaring that it is unacceptable and deeply troubling on multiple levels. Obi who stated this on Saturday in a statement he…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party and the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has described Africa as the right continent for trade and investment. Obi made this remark on Monday while speaking at the opening of the two-day Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit in London that started…
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian disk jockey Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, was robbed on Saturday night in London, United Kingdom. The billionaire heiress’ iPhone 14 Pro Max got stolen in Soho, London. She revealed that the phone was snatched from her hand. DJ Cuppy disclosed this via her X handle on Saturday, calling…