LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu held talks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in New York, seeking to advance economic cooperation between the two largest economies in Africa, his spokesperson said on Monday. The two African leaders met ahead of the United Nations General Assembly that is scheduled to start this week, they…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is considering applying to become a member of the G20 bloc of major economies after concluding consultations on the risks and benefits, the president’s spokesperson said on Sunday. President Bola Tinubu will leave on Monday to attend the G20 summit in India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, spokesperson…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn in Group C alongside South Africa, Benin Republic, Rwanda, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The draws ceremony was held on Thursday in Abidjan, Cote’d’Ivoire. The West African side missed out on the last year’s World Cup in Qatar having lost to…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 32-year-old man was arrested in Piet Retief , South Africa on Thursday, June 15, after allegedly shooting and killing five members of his family. The victims include a grandmother, three children, and a 22-year-old woman. The incident occurred at around 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. According to reports, a family member returned…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The plane carrying the security personnel and press crew of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was detained due to the presence of “dangerous materials” and “undeclared persons” on board, the Polish Foreign Ministry said on Friday. The crew has been in Warsaw for the second day in a row due to alleged…
LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Unknown gunmen stormed a house and killed 10 members of a family on Friday, in the latest mass shooting to rock crime-ridden South Africa. Police said seven women and three men were fatally wounded in Imbali, a township south of Pietermaritzburg in the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal. “According to initial police reports,…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three Nigerian men have been indicted by the United States Secret Service over an alleged $6 million scam. The US Justice Department said in a statement on Thursday that the three Nigerians identified as Kosi Goodness Simon-Ebo, age 29, James Junior Aliyu, aka “Old Soldier,” and “Ghost,” age 28 and Henry Onyedikachi…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A South African pastor, Siva Moodley, has been buried 579 days after he died because his family was waiting for his resurrection. The South African News reports that Moodley’s body had been kept at a Johannesburg mortuary since his death on August 15, 2021. The 53-year-old Moodley proclaimed that he could raise…
