LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree, prompting calls for the new Islamist authorities to take steps to protect minorities. A video posted on social media showed the tree on fire in the main square of Suqaylabiyah, a Christian-majority town in central Syria. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray battered Kayserispor 5-1 in the Trendyol Süper Lig fixture played at the Kadir Has Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Making his first start for Galatasaray after recovering from injury and losing the African Footballer of the Year title to compatriot Ademola Lookman, he wasted no time proving…
LAGOS Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has decried the loss of over 105 lives in stampedes during food and cash distribution events in Nigeria, attributing the tragedies to “poverty-induced neoliberal economic policies” and “criminal negligence.” In a statement released on Sunday, Falana, who chairs the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), detailed the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos Lawyer and human right activist, Chief (Bar.) Malcolm Omirhobo said it is sad to see Nigerians die in stampede while struggling for a plate of food. Recall that no fewer than 65 Nigerians, including both children and adults, have died in stampedes during the distribution of foodstuffs across the country within…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Four people died when a helicopter crashed into a hospital in southwestern Turkey on Sunday, the provincial governor said, blaming the accident on thick fog. “The helicopter fell to the ground after having struck the fourth storey of a hospital during take-off,” killing two pilots, a doctor and an employee on board…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 17 people died in a stampede during rice distribution in Anambra today. Also, about 10 fatalities were recorded in Abuja where palliatives were being distributed. Eyewitnesses described the scenes as chaotic and tragic. One said at least seven of the deceased in the Abuja tragedy were children. Anambra In…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-WRESTLING legend Rey Misterio Snr has died aged 66 – just weeks after a family tragedy. Misterio Snr, real name Miguel Ángel López Días, was the uncle of WWE hall of fame entrant Rey Mysterio. The masked luchador started wrestling in 1976 and officially retired in 2009. Mexican wrestling company Lucha Libre…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, who ran for president in 2023 with the Labour Party, has offered to help get human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi out of jail by meeting his bail requirements. An Ekiti court has said Farotimi can be released on bail in a case where he’s accused of damaging Afe Babalola’s reputation….