LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A senior United States counterterrorism official has claimed that American forces recovered the largest cache of terrorist electronic materials since the 11 September 2001 attacks during a recent counterterrorism operation against Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in North-east, Nigeria. The 2011 attack is considered by many to be the largest terror…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian court has convicted 11 Indian sailors and their vessel over the trafficking of cocaine into the country, imposing fines totaling $6 million, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Thursday. The Federal High Court in Lagos found the crew of the merchant ship MV Aruna Hulya guilty…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the front-runner for the 2027 presidential election in Nigeria, explicitly identified politicians as the Goliath obstructing progress. He emphasised that Nigeria needs a David to rescue the nation. At a Youth Conference in Abuja, organised by Rev Fr John Chinenye Oluoma of the Abuja Archdiocese, Obi clearly stated that…
Nigeria has retained its position as the third-largest borrower from the International Development Association (IDA), the concessional lending arm of the World Bank, despite a slight decline in its debt exposure in the first quarter of 2026. According to the IDA’s March 2026 financial statements, Nigeria’s exposure stood at $18.5 billion as of March 31,…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to a report by Vanguard on Thursday, May 14, 2026, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has said Nigeria’s current problems demand leaders who can generate wealth and manage resources responsibly—qualities he believes he embodies. Speaking on “60 Minutes With Kay”, a programme hosted by News Central’s MD/CEO Kayode…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Frontline Presidential Aspirant of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has said the time to rescue Nigeria has come, and all hands must be on deck to achieve this in 2027. Addressing delegates at the first National Convention of his party, the NDC, in Abuja on Saturday, the former…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian wrestler Oba Femi is considered “the next big thing” in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The 6-foot-6, 310-pound powerhouse defeated legend Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas on April 19, forcing the decorated WWE superstar into possible retirement. “I will say that Brock was … one of those guys I…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGER)-A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday watched video recordings of investigators’ interview sessions with three of the six men being prosecuted over an alleged plot to overthrow the President Bola Tinubu administration. In the video recordings played in open court, two of the three defendants, retired Navy Captain Erasmus…
