LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State will, on Tuesday, February 25, lead other speakers to discuss the future of Nigeria at the third annual lecture of Freedom Online in Lagos. A statement by the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the online newspaper, Gabriel Akinadewo, says the theme of the lecture is ‘Nigeria: Foundation, Fundamentals,…
By Isidoros Karderinis, LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The climate change, that is, the change of the global climate and in particular the changes in meteorological conditions that extend on a large time scale, is a major global existential threat. The greenhouse effect causes the increase of temperature of the planet primarily due to the tremendous increase…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A “deeply upset and sorry” Elton John has apologised to fans after cutting short a concert in New Zealand. The 72-year-old was performing at Auckland’s Mount Smart Stadium on Sunday when he lost his voice and broke down in tears on stage. In footage shared by fans on social media, Sir Elton…
LAGOS FEBRUAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Smugglers are reportedly helping migrants scale sections of Donald Trump’s multi-billion border wall using $5 ladders. US Border Patrol has seen a rise in camouflage “hook-and-ladders” within the far south-west region of Texas since May last year, according to The El Paso Times. El Paso’s urban stretch of border is said to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A husband one John Onyeme has reportedly beaten his wife to death following a running battle between the couple in Ladi-Lak, Bariga area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the deceased, Esther Onyeme, was a deaconess and proprietress of a nursery and primary school in the community. Neighbours said John always…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has released a video in which he threatened the minister of communication and digital economy, Isa Pantami. Mr Shekau, in the nine-minute video, also threatened journalists saying they should be cautious about what they report or write about his group. The terror leader who appeared…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A pregnant woman and her husband were among three persons killed by a car on the eve of St Valentine’s day in Calabar, Cross River State. Eyewitnesses said the victims were eating at a local restaurant by the roadside on MCC road when the incident happened Thursday night. It was gathered that…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presently, International flight in and out of Muritala Mohammed International Airport has been suspended. Most international flight has been diverted to Accra, Ghana. For instance, British Airways and Emirate Airlines are among the carriers unable to land at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos and were instead rerouted to Ghana. The diversions…