LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won his legal battle against being extradited from the UK to face espionage charges — after a British judge decided he would likely commit suicide if sent to the US. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that it would be “oppressive” to extradite the 49-year-old Australian because…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A stowaway who clung to the undercarriage of a jumbo jet and survived an 11-hour, 5,639-mile flight from South Africa to London has spoken for the first time of his terrifying journey. He recalled how he emerged from a coma months later to learn his best friend had fallen 5,000ft from the…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-An erstwhile spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, has left Nigeria for the United Kingdom to receive treatment for his deteriorating health condition. Mr. Metuh, who has had a tumultuous battle with his spinal cord, departed Nigeria on Wednesday night – shortly after his passport was released by authorities,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a letter dated January 6, 1984, and addressed to the then UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, Nigeria’s incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari, then a Maj-General, listed reasons that necessitated the 1984 coup in which he emerged the Head of State. The bloodless coup which upstaged the democratic government of Alhaji Shehu Shagari…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigerian Ambassador to United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland, Ambassador Adamu Muhammad is dead. He died on Thursday around 9 am in Kaduna at the age of 83 after a long illness and his funeral prayer was performed at Yahaya Road GRA Juma’at Mosque around 1:am. His younger brother, Haruna Alhaji…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Plans by UK government to hand over a Covid-19 vaccination identity card proving they have received the sought-after coronavirus jab and urged to keep it with them at all times has come under attack. “Boris Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccination card could ‘pave the way’ for a full national ID system while creating a two-tier county where…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anthony Joshua has stated he is willing to take a pay cut in order to fight Tyson Fury in the United Kingdom (UK), reports givemesport.com. The highly-anticipated bout between the two heavyweight champions is on the horizon, with both boxers keen to organise the fight. The two British heavyweights have already agreed…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom Government has introduced a points-based immigration system to attract the ” brightest and the best from around the world.” A statement released by the Home Office and Secretary of State for the Home Department, Priti Patel said the new immigration system will open on January 1, 2021. Points will…
