By Amos Okioma LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Care -Taker Committee Chairman of Brass Local Government Area, Hon Victor Issaiah has extolled Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Sriake Dickson on his excellent performance in infrastructural development in the state. Addressing group of journalists at Yenogoa, Issaiah pointed out that the mammoth crowd that converged at the Ox…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A powerful, magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck south and central Mexico on Friday afternoon, damaging buildings and sending panicked residents fleeing into the streets. There were no immediate reports of deaths, but officials said some homes and businesses near the quake’s epicenter in Oaxaca state had been damaged. The U.S. Geological Survey said…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 43 people have died and 450 people are ill in a Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization. Lassa fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic illness, is endemic in most of West Africa, especially Nigeria, where it was discovered in 1969. Symptoms can be mild or severe,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former president Olusegun Obasanjo is currently on a visit to former president Goodluck Jonathan in his country home, Otuoke, Bayelsa State. The ex-president made this known on his Facebook page where he posted photos of Obasanjo arriving in his home on Friday. The purpose of the visit is not known as at…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)- A presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Sule Lamido has commended Governor Udom Emmanuel for his efforts at developing Akwa Ibom state and sustaining the party, saying he was impressed with the massive transformations recorded in the state. Alhaji Lamido, Governor of Jigawa State from…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ethiopia’s prime minister has submitted a letter of resignation in a surprise move that comes amid protracted anti-government protests. The resignation of Hailemariam Desalegn, who has been in power since 2012, was first reported by the state-affiliated broadcaster Fana on Thursday and follows a nationwide state of emergency last year. His stepping…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa’s new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Thursday used his first speech in office to vow to fight government corruption, in a direct reference to accusations levelled against his predecessor Jacob Zuma. “Issues to do with corruption, issues of how we can straighten out our state-owned enterprises and how we deal with…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A life coach and relationship expert, Mrs. Ifeoma Chigbogwu, has decried the rising deaths of and injuries to spouses in Nigeria because of domestic violence, describing such relationships as “domestic jungles”. In a 15-minute YouTube video, the award-winning author and blogger explained that the spate of domestic violence which manifestes in wife-beatings,…