LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several countries on Monday formally presented their goodwill messages and letters of support and solidarity to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The letters were presented to the president by the special envoys and heads of missions of the countries after his inauguration as the 16th President of Nigeria….
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, has said the issue he recently had with alleged identity theft in the United Kingdom started in Nigeria. Obi, however, added that the matter was still being investigated by UK authorities. He disclosed this on Sunday while speaking as…
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…