LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Republic of Niger’s coup leaders have announced they would end the mandates of ambassadors to four countries as they face international pressure to restore the democratically elected leader they ousted last week. According to France24, the West African defence chiefs were set to wrap up discussions about possible intervention in Niger…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Nations has halted its humanitarian operations in the Republic of Niger as an expression of its displeasure to an attempt by the military to oust President Mohamed Bazoum and take over power. This was as the United States and France joined the African Union and the Economic Community of West…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-For two years, Toveet Israel and dozens of other residents of the Village of Peace have lived in fear. Dimona, a city on the edge of the nation of Israel’s Negev Desert, has been her home for 24 years. Her eight children were born here and know no other country. Now, she…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service, on Monday, said it intercepted 31 rifles and ammunition coming to Nigeria from the United States in the first two weeks of July. Addressing journalists at the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A Ikeja, Lagos, the acting Controller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said the contrabands were seized at the…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian businessman, Gaius Chibueze, also known as Bitcoin Chief, has offered Mmesoma Ejikeme a full scholarship up to the level of a Master’s degree. Mmesoma Ejikeme had initially claimed to score 362, the highest in the 2023 UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination). This achievement garnered praise and admiration from Nigerians, including a…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A pregnant woman and her unborn child died last week in the US state of Ohio after her two-year-old son shot her in the back with a handgun left loaded in the house, police said. Police chief David Smith told local media on Tuesday that 31-year-old Laura Ilg had called 911 on…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The world seems to be watching the daring rescue effort for the Titan submersible as crews from across the globe join in the days-long search. At a press conference Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard updated the search and rescue mission for the vessel, which went missing Sunday, as crews remain determined to…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Security around the United States Embassy in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, has been beefed up following the shooting of an official of the embassy, last Thursday. Also, other embassies and foreign missions have upped their security level, while urging their citizens and officials to take their security more seriously. The staff, whose identity…