2020 March | NEWS RANGERS

70 Arrested As Masked Men Attack International Women’s Day Protesters

LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Masked men attacked a crowd of demonstrators marching on International Women’s Day, March 8, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The demonstration against gender-based violence was held in Bishkek, and arrests were made, according to AFP reports. The men, wearing traditional Kyrgyz white felt hats, tore placards, shot down balloons with toy guns, and threw […]

Mar 9 2020 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Coronavirus: Crude Oil Prices Slumps More Than 20%

LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The world’s faltering effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak hammered stocks and crude oil on Sunday, as new cases surfacing across the U.S. amplified fears of a global downturn. Brent crude (BZ=F) prices collapsed, falling by as much as 31% on Sunday evening in what was the largest single-day drop since the […]

Mar 9 2020 | Posted in Business,Health,National | Read More »

LCCI Laments Rise Of Nigeria Debt From N12.6trillion To N26.2trillion In Four Years

LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Thursday lamented the rise of Nigeria’s debt profile from N12.6trillion in 2015 to N26.2trillion in 2019. According to a statement signed by the Director-General of the LCCI, Muda Yusuf on Thursday, the nation’s national debt saw an increase of 108 percent within the […]

Mar 8 2020 | Posted in Business,National | Read More »

70 Trapped In Collapsed Chinese Hotel Used As Quarantine Site

LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A hotel used for medical observation of people who had contact with coronavirus patients collapsed in southeastern China on Saturday, trapping some 70 people, state media reported. There were no immediate reports of deaths. At least 23 people were rescued from the wreckage of the Xinjia Express Hotel in Quanzhou, a city […]

Mar 8 2020 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Obi Hails Okonjo-Iweala’s Appointment As South African Economic Adviser , Recalls Her Efforts To Save Nigeria

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as deserving and highly rewarding the recent appointment of the former World Bank Managing Director, and former Minister of Finance of Nigeria, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as a member of the South African Economic Advisory Council. Obi […]

Mar 8 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »

Commonwealth Gathering Calls For An End To Gender Inequality In 2030

LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Commonwealth gathering has called for an end to gender inequality by 2030 so every girl can have the same opportunities as boys. Ahead of International Women’s Day, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland joined a gathering of leaders, celebrities, academics and activists in London to discuss ways to accelerate the progress. Despite decades […]

Mar 8 2020 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Gunmen Abduct TheNiche Publisher’s Mother, Demand N20m Ransom

LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have kidnapped the mother of TheNiche Managing Director, Ikechukwu Amaechi. The kidnappers seized the septuagenarian at her village in Obohia Ahiazu Mbaise, Imo State on the night of March 3, and have demanded a ransom payment of N20 million. Despite her age, the kidnappers who had established communication with Amaechi after […]

Mar 7 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »

PDP Fires 50 Percent Of National Secretariat Workers

LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sacked 50 percent of its national secretariat staff. The memo containing the list of the affected staff was signed by the PDP Deputy National Secretary, Mr. Agbo Emmanuel and pasted on the party’s notice board at its National Secretariat yesterday in Abuja. It was titled: “Disengagement […]

Mar 7 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »

60-Year-Old Nigerian Pastor Jailed For 34 Years In UK

LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An evangelical pastor was jailed for 34 years in Britain on Friday, after he was convicted of a catalogue of rape and sexual abuse against children and adults over two decades. A judge said self-styled prophet Michael Oluronbi carried out “one of the worst cases of sexual abuse” against children to come […]

Mar 7 2020 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Queen Elizabeth II To Join 54 Member Countries To Celebrate Commonwealth Day Around The Globe

LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Celebrations and events will be held around the world on Monday, 9 March to mark Commonwealth Day. This year’s event is centred around the theme ‘Delivering a Common Future’, highlighting how the 54 member countries in the Commonwealth family are ‘innovating, connecting and transforming’ to help achieve some of its biggest goals […]