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 MAY 23RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-The chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that the federal government makes 52 kobo from every N1 generated from the production and sale of Dangote Cement. Dangote disclosed this on Wednesday at the 2025 Taraba International Investment Summit, with the theme: ‘Unlocking Taraba’s Investment Potentials, Advancing Agriculture, Energy, Mining, and…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Spanish LaLiga giant Barcelona have contacted the agent of Super Eagles star Ademola Lookman over a potential transfer in the summer, Soccernet.ng reports. Barcelona have been keeping tabs on Lookman as a potential signing in the summer as they look to bolster their attack ahead of next season. The Super Eagles star…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis made a brief appearance at St. Peter’s Square to mark Easter Sunday, although the Mass was delivered by a high-ranking cardinal as the pontiff recovers from double pneumonia. Minutes after Cardinal Angelo Comastri presided over the service in front of tens of thousands of Catholic Church followers, Francis appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to bless the crowd and wish…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barcelona’s rising star Lamine Yamal is once again at the centre of global attention, and this time it is not just because of his dazzling displays on the pitch. According to a report from Fichajes, Premier League giants Manchester City have submitted a jaw-dropping offer of €275 million for the teenage sensation—an…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has made three key demands from the Edo State and federal governments regarding the killing of northern travellers in Uromi, Edo. This comes as the forum warned that the region will no longer tolerate such recklessness from the people of southern Nigeria. The spokesperson for NEF, Professor…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara made his first public appearance on Sunday following his suspension from office. Fubara was spotted at Salvation Ministry, Port Harcourt, where he worships, putting to rest speculations about his whereabouts. He was welcomed by a senior pastor, who ushered him into the church to join the…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH 9NEWSRANGERS)-Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has expressed a change in perception about the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, describing him as “a great potential President or VP.” In a statement on Monday via X, Bashir admitted that his previous negative views about Obi were influenced…