LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Tuesday raised concerns over what he described as a “troubling” development in Nigeria’s democratic space following the arrest of a cleric who recently hosted him in Kaduna State. Obi, in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account early…
By Chief Malcolm Omirhobo . LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bayo Oluwasanmi’s recent opinion, “Nigeria: A Divided Country, Time for Velvet Divorce,” captures the deep frustration, grief, and anger many Nigerians feel in the face of insecurity, injustice, and persistent state failure. On these realities, there is little disagreement. Where I respectfully disagree with the author…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A passenger suffering from delirium tried to break into the cockpit of an Easyjet flight from France to Portugal, forcing the jet to return to Lyon airport, police and the company said Saturday. The man was subdued by other passengers and restrained until the jet landed again, French police said. The Easyjet…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mike Tyson saw his unblemished professional record ruined by an underdog – but what happened to him after the shock triumph? Back in 1990, Mike Tyson was at his most dangerous, facing a routine fight to retain his WBA, WBC and IBF Heavyweight titles in Tokyo. Billed as ‘Tyson is back!’, the…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A woman’s stroke of fate spared her from boarding the ill-fated Air India jet, delayed by just 10 minutes due to heavy traffic. A woman said that she was “thankful to God” after narrowly missing the doomed Air India flight by 10 minutes due to heavy traffic Bhoomi Chauhan was supposed to…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man who burned a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London has been found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence. Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted abusive comments about Islam as he held the flaming book aloft in Rutland Gardens in Knightsbridge on 13 February. On Monday he…
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A man who filmed himself setting fire to a Bible before uploading it to social media has been found shot dead. Antônio Rocha de Sousa was found dead on Wednesday, May 14, having suffered several gunshot wounds to his body. Police are treating his death as murder. 10 days before being killed,…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as “Pepe”, has died at the age of 89. The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world’s “poorest president” because of his modest lifestyle. Current President Yamandú Orsi announced his predecessor’s death on X, writing: “thank you for everything you gave us and for your deep love for your people.” The politician’s cause of…
