Archive for: September, 2023

France Calls For Immediate Release Of Official Arrested By Niger Junta

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-France’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that a French official has been arrested in military-run Niger, and called for the junta to immediately release him. Military officers in Niger deposed elected President Mohamed Bazoum in July and last month ordered French officials to leave the country — an order that France has refused […]

Over 3,000 People Feared Dead, 10,000 Missing, City Wiped Out  In Libya Flood

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 3,000 people are feared dead and another 10,000 missing in Libya after a storm in the Mediterranean caused dams to burst — washing entire coastal neighborhoods out to sea. Storm Daniel pounded the North African country Sunday night, unleashing heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding. But the major destruction would […]

Airstrikes In Khartoum’s Market Kill Over 40 People As Fighting Intensifies In Sudan

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Air strikes on Sunday (Sep. 10) on an open market south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, killed at least 46 people, activists and a medical group said. Over 50 others were wounded in the attack in Khartoum’s May neighborhood, where paramilitary forces battling the military were heavily deployed, the Sudan Doctors’ Union said […]

Unveiling The UK Health And Care Worker Visa: Is It Truly Greener Pasture?

BY FRANCISCA CHIEDU LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I am deeply concerned about the ongoing issues of “modern slavery” and fraud within the healthcare sector in the UK. It is disheartening to hear stories of people selling their belongings and taking up jobs that offer meagre salaries. The healthcare visa has opened opportunities for rogue agents to […]

Senator  Ifeanyi Ubah Pays Tribute To The Killed Aides, Security Personnel

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-We shall never forget the sad event that occurred at Nkwọ Enugwu-Ukwu on Sunday September 11, 2022. On that day, I was returning from Nnewi Diocesan Synod and as if it was a movie, bullets started raining from all angles and sadly, two of my Aides; Ikechukwu Odum and Goodnews Matthias as […]

Groups Give PEPT Judges 7 Days Ultimatum To Reveal Writer Of  2023 Presidential Election Petitions Judgment

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States, United Kingdom and Nigerian Human Rights and Democracy Groups and Campaigners are strongly and humbly calling on the Five Justices (Justices of the Court of Appeal) of the Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) led by its Chairman, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani (Bauchi State) to publicly tell Nigerians […]

Free For All Fight As Hoodlums Hijack Trucks Load Of Palliative In Kwara

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hoodlums have hijacked trucks loaded with bags of 10kg of rice meant to be delivered to yet-to-be-ascertained communities as their shares of palliative to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. It was gathered that the incident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. along the Oja-Oba/Idi-Ape/Isale-Oja axis of Ilorin, East, and West local […]

U.S. Chamber Of Commerce To Hosts Nigerian President Tinubu For NASDAQ Bell Ringing

LAGOS  SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center will host Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to ring the NASDAQ closing bell on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at the NASDAQ world  headquarters. .   Press statement made available to NewsRangers via email disclosed that the U.S. Chamber’s bell ringing ceremony with President Tinubu would […]

Paul Pogba Risks Four-Year Ban For Testing Positive For Testosterone

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Once considered among the top midfielders in world soccer, Paul Pogba’s career risks a premature ending after the Juventus player and France international tested positive for testosterone. Italy’s anti-doping agency announced the failed drug test on Monday. The exam was carried out after Juventus’ game at Udinese on Aug. 20. Pogba did […]

King Of Morocco Snubs Aid Pledges From France For Earthquake Victims

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The King of Morocco has snubbed aid pledges from France amid tensions over their shared colonial history and a deepening political rift with Emmanuel Macron. King Mohammed VI, known for his frosty relationship with the French president, has not responded to offers from French aid groups and the French government to assist […]

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