LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pirates who seized 15 sailors when they stormed a Turkish-crewed container ship in the Gulf of Guinea two days ago have not yet made contact with authorities, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Monday. An Azeri sailor was killed when armed attackers boarded the vessel, which was headed to Cape Town from Lagos,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Customs agents at Istanbul Airport scored a huge goal Wednesday against a drug trafficking network when officers discovered cocaine concealed inside portraits of the late Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona. The cocaine shipment – 2.65 kilos worth $227,000 – was being smuggled by a 72-year-old German man who had arrived on a flight…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Police in Turkey have declared a former Super Eagles player, Raheem Lawal, wanted for breaking a bottle on the head of a clubber during a fight. Igbere TV learnt that Lawal was sacked by his Turkish second division club, Fatih Karagumruk, after he was involved in a night club brawl in Istanbul….
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There have been many attempts by people to leave the country, Nigeria, for so many reasons. These reasons range from corruption to poor governance. Hence, people are seeking for greener pastures where they will be a chance to put their talent to better use. However, being a Nigeria has its disadvantages especially…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Turkey captured the sister of dead Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Monday in the northern Syrian town of Azaz, a senior Turkish official told Reuters, and is interrogating her husband and daughter-in-law who were also detained. Rasmiya Awad, 65, was detained in a raid near Azaz, the official said, referring…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-WHAT kind of President is Muhammadu Buhari? In moments of national crisis, he abandons his duty post in preference for foreign trips of dubious value. Showing scant interest in domestic affairs, the President has embarked on another international trip, this time, to Sochi, Russia, for a three-day summit on gas and trade….
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The closure of the country’s borders seems to have led to increase in prices of some food items such as rice, frozen chicken and turkey. Observers say if the borders are not opened before December, it portends a bleak Christmas for many Nigerians, given the astronomical rise in the prices of both…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigeria U-20 captain, Isaac Promise, has passed away at the age of 31. Isaac, who captained Nigeria to the 2008 Olympic silver medal and scored 79 goals in 11 professional seasons in Turkey, died late Wednesday after collapsing at his apartment gym in Austin, Texas, authorities said. He was playing for…