LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Bank has approved a fresh $700m loan for Nigeria to enhance adolescent girls’ learning and empowerment. It disclosed this in a statement published on its website on Friday. The new loan is to provide additional funds for an ongoing project known as the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment. […]
Sep 25 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kylian Mbappe went off with a suspected ankle injury as Paris St-Germain returned to winning ways in Ligue 1 with an easy victory over Marseille. PSG’s star forward tried to carry on after an early challenge with Leonardo Balerdi but went off before half-time. Mbappe could be a doubt when the French […]
Sep 25 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 34 people have died as a result of an explosion at a fuel depot in Benin Republic, Alarabiya is reporting. Citing an unnamed government official, the newspaper reported that the explosion happened on Saturday at a contraband fuel depot leaving dozens of charred bodies at the site. The depot […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis on Saturday urged European governments to welcome migrants instead of viewing them as invaders, striding into in a hugely sensitive political debate again inflamed by mass arrivals on the second day of his visit to France’s Mediterranean port of Marseille. The pontiff made the comments hours before he leads a […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen in Nigeria killed eight people on Sunday and abducted at least 60 others in two communities of northwest Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said, two days after armed men kidnapped dozens from a university in the state. Elsewhere, in the northeast of the country suspected Islamist insurgents ambushed […]
Sep 24 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of Operation Safe Haven have arrested a gun manufacturing syndicate in Kaduna State and recovered a total of 26 weapons from them, including AK-47 rifles, revolvers, and a submachine gun. The discovery followed a week-long intelligence operation that led to the capture of a wanted gunrunner, Napoleon John, and another suspect, […]
Sep 24 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, on Wednesday visited the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), where he urged Nigerians to demand ethical leadership at all levels of government. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the former governor of Anambra State, in a statement on social media, said he chaired the […]
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LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Australian Federal Police AFP) officers have uncovered a massive shipment of cocaine, after they used a remote controlled robot to seize the 200kilogram package of drugs (pictured) which were found stashed inside the hull of a ship, in Port Melbourne in Victoria AFP Commander Richard Chin said illegal packages were regularly stashed […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Detectives from the Lagos State Police Command have commenced a manhunt for a Beninese businessman allegedly behind a series of hijack of exotic cars that also led to the killing of some victims. The Beninese is said to be the head of several armed robbery gangs that operate mostly in the South […]
Sep 24 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dubai is set to introduce the world’s first floating mosque with an estimated cost of approximately Dh55 million. The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai has announced the ambitious Religious Tourism Project designed to bolster Islamic tourism in the emirate. Scheduled for completion in 2024, the innovative structure comprises three […]
