LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It is extremely rare to see Lionel Messi leave a game before the final whistle, so when he was subbed out in the 88th minute of Argentina’s 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Ecuador on Thursday night, it made headlines and speculation swirled on social media. Was Messi injured? Or was the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three soldiers in Burkina Faso have been arrested and charged with plotting against the ruling junta, the country’s military prosecutor said on Friday. Investigators last month received a tipoff about “soldiers and former soldiers working in intelligence” who were scouting out the homes and other locations used by key figures in the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS) — A court ruling that it is not mandatory for Nigeria’s electoral commission to transmit voting results electronically has thrown into doubt the future use of technology in Nigeria’s elections. The ruling by the presidential elections petition court on Wednesday suggests the hope that innovation would foster transparency and justice in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nearly 300 people were killed after a powerful earthquake rattled Morocco Friday night, according to a preliminary government count, with Marrakesh residents reporting “unbearable” screams followed the 6.8-magnitude quake. “According to a provisional report, the earthquake killed 296 people in the provinces and municipalities of Al-Haouz, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant,”…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A crazed man yelling “Allahu Akbar” tried to open a door in the middle of a flight from Israel to England Monday — before a brave passenger stepped up and tackled him. Victor Troboloni, an Albanian who was on his way to visit his ailing mother in London, grabbed the hulking, unidentified…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pandemonium broke out in Garki International Market in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, on Thursday as some youths attempted to lynch some yet-to-be identified operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, and other individuals. DAILY POST gathered that the problem began when the DSS operatives allegedly fired a shot in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least, thirty people have been reportedly killed in a landslide caused by the activities of illegal miners in Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is just as 19 persons were also kidnapped yesterday in the Bwari area council of the FCT. The twin incidents were disclosed at…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young Nigerian lady (name withheld) has died aboard Egypt Air flight on her way to London, United Kingdom. The lady was said to have left Nigeria for London onboard Egypt Air MS 876 flight to Cairo on Monday through the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos when she died on board….