LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 91 people remain trapped under building rubble following a school collapse in Indonesia, government authorities said. Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management, or BNPB, reported the latest figures on Tuesday evening, revising the number from an estimate of 38 people earlier in the day. The agency said at least six…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 36 people have died and more than 200 others were injured after scaffolding collapsed at a church under construction in Ethiopia’s Amhara region on Wednesday morning, October 1. The incident occurred around 7.45am at Arerti Mariam Church in the Minjar Sheknora district, approximately 70 kilometres from the capital, Addis…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In a bold call to action, Nigeria’s Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has urged African nations to take full ownership of the continent’s vast hydrocarbon resources, positioning energy leadership as the key to unlocking industrialisation and sustainable development. “We are sitting on immense natural wealth, yet we remain dependent. This must…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa’s ambassador to France has been found dead after falling from his room on the 22nd floor of his hotel. Emmanuel Nkosinathi Mthethwa, who was reported missing on Monday, was found dead “right next to” the Hyatt Hotel at Porte Maillot in Paris on Tuesday, sources told Le Parisien. Mr…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Chinese court has sentenced to death 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, according to Chinese state media. Dozens of members of the Ming family were found guilty of conducting criminal activities, with many receiving lengthy jail sentences. The Ming family worked for one of the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)- Nigeria breathes sigh of relief as hope of qualifying for 2026 World cup comes alive. This is because the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has penalised the South African Football Association (SAFA) for fielding an ineligible midfielder Teboho Mokoena in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Lesotho….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-At least four people were killed and eight others injured after a gunman drove a vehicle into a Michigan church, opened fire and set the building ablaze, before being killed himself, police say. Officials said the attack on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, a town 60…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Kwara State House of Assembly has expressed concern over reports that some students in tertiary institutions across the state are selling their sperm and eggs as a means of survival. The matter was brought to plenary by Rukayat Shittu, representing Owode/Onire Constituency, who cited findings from Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete,…