LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The US Department of State has authorised non-emergency US government employees and their family members to leave the US Embassy in Abuja, citing a deteriorating security situation across Nigeria. In an updated travel advisory issued on Wednesday, the department noted that, starting April 8, 2026, Americans are advised to reconsider travel to…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed all political appointees in his administration who intend to contest elective positions in the 2027 elections to resign from their posts on or before March 31. The directive was announced on Tuesday by Dewan Goshit, Head of Information and Public Relations at the Office of the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 23RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Federal Government has ordered the immediate shutdown of 47 Federal Unity Colleges across the country. This directive follows a string of security incidents, including two mass abductions of schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger states this week. The temporary closure was announced via a circular dated 21 November and signed by the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former military Generals have expressed outrage over Tuesday’s clash between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and a naval officer identified as A. Yerima, over alleged land grabbing. The veterans, in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Wednesday, asserted that such confrontations undermine the chain of command and institutional…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate, on Thursday, issued a decisive order to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), directing it to enforce a total ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small plastic bottles by December 2025, warning that no further extension of the deadline…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A federal judge in Miami late on Thursday ordered the closure of the Trump administration’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail within 60 days, and ruled that no more detainees were to be brought to the facility while it was being wound down. The shock ruling by district court judge Kathleen Williams builds…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The federal high court in Lagos has awarded N10 million in damages against the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for violating the rights of #EndSARS protesters during a memorial rally in 2024. Officers of the Lagos state police command arrested at least 20 demonstrators at the site and detained them in a police…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Galatasaray, the reigning Turkish Super Lig champion, is preparing to host a grand event for the unveiling of Super Eagles star, Victor Osimhen. According to information obtained by SportingSun from Fanatik, the club’s marketing and media teams are making various arrangements to turn the signing ceremony into a significant revenue-generating event. His…