LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A drugs baron who imported up to £1bn of cocaine to the UK died seven years into his 25-year sentence. Johnny Gerrard Kock, 75, was found dead in his cell at HMP Berwyn in Wales on August 16, 2021. Kock was in prison serving a 25-year sentence after he used a fake…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a shocking and unprecedented incident, a Nigerian man residing in the United Kingdom has been arrested for allegedly impregnating his wife, his wife’s mother, and his wife’s sister all at the same time. The arrest has sent shockwaves through the community and sparked widespread debate. The man, whose identity has been…
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)- The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has issued a formal request to the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) to suspend one of its members, Mr. Adekunle Onabekun, after found to have deceived unsuspecting participants by falsely claiming to facilitate quick membership into the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that Nigeria’s constitution must be followed to the letter in electing president. Datti, who spoke on Monday at a conference organised by the Coalition of Nigerians living in the United Kingdom with theme; “Nigeria on Trial: Does Democracy Matter”?…
LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, better known as Falz, has undergone knee surgery in the United Kingdom. The songwriter took to his Instagram page to narrate how he sustained an injury on his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Falz said he was playing football in November 2022 when he sustained the knee injury….
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and their “middleman” have been jailed for an organ-trafficking plot, after bringing a man to the UK from Lagos. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice, 56, wanted a new kidney for their 25-year-old daughter Sonia, the Old Bailey heard. The pair and Dr Obinna…
LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom has placed Nigeria and 53 other countries on the red list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers. The announcement was contained in the revised code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England….
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Thursday, a United Kingdom court found former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, guilty of organ trafficking. The couple were found guilty alongside a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta. They were convicted for facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation…