LAGOS NOVEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The trial of eight South African police officers charged with the torture and murder of Nigerian National, Ibrahim Olamilekan Badmus, is underway at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa. The eight police officers – two women and six men – were arrested in October 2017 by police watchdog, the…
LAGOS SEPEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Mission in South Africa says no Nigerian died but over 50 vehicles and other property worth millions of dollars owned by Nigerians were vandalised, burnt or stolen, in fresh attacks. The Nigeria Consul General in Johannesburg, Mr Godwin Adama, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone conversation from…
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At just 9-years-old, Nigerian Basil Okpara is reported to have built more than 30 mobile games. Like many others his age, Basil loves to play games but his fascination with gaming does not end at playing, his curious mind has led him into coding, leading him to come with dozens of game…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-International legal and finance expert, Dr Adesegun Akin-Olugbade, has been appointed as a member of the World Trade Board, becoming the first African member of the organization. The Nigerian joins 20 other global trade and finance leaders on the board. According to the Chairman of World Trade Board, Simon Paris, the appointment…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Unspecified numbers of Nigerians and Ghanaian immigrants are expected to be deported from the United Kingdom, UK. They will be received at the Hajj Camp in Lagos. Report says a charter flight would convey them en-masse. Also affected by the deportation are some immigrants of Ghanaian origin. No reason was given for…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man, Obi Okeke, popularly referred to as Doctor Bugatti, has purchased Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Bugatti Veyron for $2.5m According to TMZ, the Bugatti dealer has intentions to resell the vehicle. The Bugatti Veyron 2015 model goes 0-60 mph in 2.5 secs and has only had about 1,000 miles on it. Okeke…
