Archive for: March, 2020

Coronavirus: China To Expel U.S. Journalists From Three Major Media

LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Political skirmishing between Washington and Beijing escalated Tuesday when China announced it was expelling expelling U.S. journalists working for three American news outlets in response to Trump administration restrictions on Chinese media here. U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo condemned China’s action and accused the Chinese of imperiling world health by […]

Coronavirus: Reps Demand Immediate Halt Of flights From UK, Italy, China, Others

LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of the House of Representaives have called on the Federal Government halt flight from UK,Spain, Italy,China, South Korea where there are high cases of  dreaded coronavirus. The lawmakers made the resolution on Tuesday while adopting a motion of urgent national importance by Onofiok Luke(Akwa-Ibom, PDP). They also resolved that only Nigerian […]

Abuja Doctors Embark On Indefinite Strike Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Abuja chapter, have announced they would be embarking on an indefinite strike beginning from today March 17th, amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. Rising from an emergency meeting this morning, the doctors in a statement released by its president, Roland Aigbovo, said they deliberated extensively on the health […]

Edo PDP Shuns Court Action, Holds State Congress

LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, held its state congress in Benin City yesterday to elect officers to pilot affair of the party for the next four years. At press time, accreditation of party delegates for the election had been concluded and voting was about to commence. […]

Gunmen Abduct Two Daughters Of School Proprietor In Ibadan, Demand N100m Ransom

LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two daughters of Chief Emiola Adesina, Director of Sports in the Old Western State and proprietor of Subuola Nursery and Primary School in Ibadan have been kidnapped. Their abductors are demanding a ransom of N100m, according to a family source. A close friend of the family, Professor Tunji Olopa, disclosed that the […]

Coronavirus Fear Sparks Massive Jail Break In Brazil With Escape Of Over 800 Prisoners

LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 800 inmates broke out of four prisons in São Paulo, Brazil, after the Justice Department announced it was postponing a work program that allowed inmates to leave jails amid the coronavirus panic. The massive jailbreak came as Brazil confirmed its first coronavirus-linked death Tuesday, a 62-year-old man who died Monday afternoon […]

Third Nigeria Coronavirus Case Came Through UK Returnee In British Airways

LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Tuesday that the new case of Coronavirus came in through British Airways. The PUNCH reports that Nigeria recorded another case of COVID-19 in Lagos State, Nigeria on Tuesday. The affected person is a 30-year-old Nigerian lady, who returned from the United […]

Coronavirus: UEFA Plans To Conclude Champions League, Europa In Four Days

LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) will consider a plan that would see the Champions League and Europa League finish in just four days following the coronavirus outbreak in Europe. Newsmen reports that both the Champions League and Europa League fixtures have been postponed this week. The quarter-final draw for both […]

Coronavirus: Buhari Orders Immediate Postponement Of National Sports Festival

LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate postponement of the National Sports Festival, NSF, Edo 2020. This is as a precautionary measure to curb spread of COVID-19. This is coming even as the Lagos State Ministry of Health early Tuesday confirmed the third case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lagos. The Minister of […]

Man In Search Of Prosperity Sets Three Churches Ablaze

LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On monday, the police had arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly set three churches ablaze in Kasokoso Kira Municipality in Wakiso District, Uganda, because they preach prosperity gospel and yet have failed to get him out of poverty. In reference to a ce statement issued shortly after his arrest, the suspect John […]

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