Archive for: November, 2021

Omicron Covid Variant: Japan Bans All Foreign Arrivals

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Japan on Monday announced plans to ban all new foreign arrivals from Tuesday as the new Omicron COVID-19 variant spreads worldwide. “We are taking measures with a strong sense of crisis. The ban comes into effect on Tuesday”, Prime minister, Fumio Kishida, said in a statement on Monday. The move by Japan, which […]

Canada Health Authority Detects Omicron Variant In Two Nigerian Travelers

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada has detected its first cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid, in two people who had traveled recently to Nigeria, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said in a statement on Sunday. “I was informed today by the Public Health Agency of Canada that testing and monitoring of Covid-19 cases has confirmed two […]

Orji Kalu Visits Nnamdi Kanu In DSS Custody Today, Says He Is In Good Condition

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, said he visited the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in the custody of the Department of State Services on Monday afternoon. Kalu, in a statement personally signed by him and made available to our correspondent in Abuja, said […]

Lionel Messi Beats Lewandowski To Win 7th Ballon d’Or

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi beat out Bayern Munich’s runner-up Robert Lewandowski and 28 other nominees for the 2021 men’s Ballon d’Or, which he received at a ceremony on Monday in Paris.  The honor is awarded by France Football magazine to the male soccer player considered to be the best […]

China, Uganda Deny Media Report Of Taking Over Entebbe Int’l Airport

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-China has denied reports it could take control of Uganda’s international airport should the government in Kampala default on a $200 million loan from Beijing. “The malicious allegation… has no factual basis and is ill intended to distort the good relations that China enjoys with developing countries including Uganda,” a spokesman for […]

Tunde Umar Daniah Replaces Ray Ugochukwu As MAJAN Elects New EXCO

LAGOS NOVEMBER 29 (NEWSRANGERS)-The Publisher of Mega Splash Magazine, Alhaji Tunde Umar Daniah, is now the President of Maritime Journalists Association of Nigeria-MAJAN.  AlhajiUmar was unanimously elected President of the Association in an election held on Friday the 26th of November, at Presken Hotel, Airport Road, Isolo, Lagos, following the expiration of Ray Ugochukwu tenure […]

Anthony Joshua Considers Stepping Aside For Fury, Usyk

LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anthony Joshua says he would consider stepping aside to let Oleksandr Usyk fight the unified heavyweight world champion, Tyson Fury. Joshua will fight Usyk for a second time next spring after losing his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts on a unanimous points decision in front of a sell-out crowd at London’s […]

NDLEA Intercepts 12,385kg Of Loud Cannabis Imported Through Waterway Into Eko Atlantic City

LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA at the weekend seized 12,385 kilograms of Loud Cannabis, a strong variant of the illicit weed imported from a neighbouring country and smuggled into Lagos through the waterways. Director, Media & Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi in a statement sighted by NewsRangers […]

NDLEA Nabs 70-Year-Old Woman With Assorted Illicit Drugs In Edo

LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 70-year-old woman, Mrs. Beatrice Aigbedion  was among those arrested with 5,000 kg  of assorted illicit drugs in Edo State.   Director, Media & Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi  in a statement said, at the point of her arrest in Irrua, Edo State  last Wednesday, 70-year-old Mrs. Aigbedion was caught with […]

Online Publication Has Taking Over Media Industry- Isaac Umunna

LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-News Express publisher Isaac Umunna says the online media has taken charge of the media industry and deserves to get a greater chunk of funds spent on advertising and publicity. Mr Umunna stated this during his presentation at the maiden corporate social responsibility and sustainability retreat (CSR-S 2021) in Nigeria. Umunna highlighted […]

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