LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS0-The US president took to his social media platform Truth Social to say the US did not need the UK’s two aircraft carriers in the Middle East. “The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to…
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iranian-backed militias across the Middle East carried out strikes against American forces and partners across the region, a new escalation following the U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran, which killed the country’s supreme leader and much of its military leadership. An Iranian-backed militia in Iraq and Hezbollah in Lebanon have joined the fight…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Acting Area Controller of Ogun 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller OO Afeni has declared war on smugglers and economic saboteurs prowling the axis by assuring them of consistent onslaught. The Acting Controller made the assurance on Thursday, 19th of February, 2026, when he received the leadership of Congress…
By Edwin Ifeanyi Nwabugu LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Controller General of Customs CGC Wale Adeniyi has stated that the Nigeria Customs Service will go all out to fight illicit financial flows (IFF). The Controller General made this remarks during the opening session of the national conference on combating illicit financial flows in Abuja on…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (EWSRANGERS)-Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has warned landlords that his administration will demolish buildings linked to criminal activities, including kidnapping, cultism, and rituals, to ensure a crime-free state. Speaking during the demolition of a building in Benin City’s Ogheghe area, used for internet fraud and kidnapping, Okpebholo expressed dismay, stating, “I am…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia has rejected a Ukraine war peace deal proposed by Donald Trump, the US president, because it does not grant international recognition to territory seized by Moscow’s troops. Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, also suggested the plan did not satisfy the Kremlin’s demands to oust Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, and…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-BRITS have been told to leave Lebanon immediately as tensions soar between Hezbollah and Israel – with the IDF launching airstrikes on the country’s south. Foreign Secretary David Lammy warned the situation could “deteriorate rapidly” and urged Brits to flee the country while they still can. It comes after 37 people were…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government should be held responsible if any violence breaks out in Kano State over the ongoing tussle in the emirate. Atiku condemned the Tinubu government for allegedly siding the newly sacked Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero by deploying security forces to…