By Egbegi Alfred LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- I was caught hands down by the curfew yesterday. I had promo the Izon-Link publication the other day but I discovered an error and decided to make a reprint before going to the market. That made me leave the press at 9pm. It was behind time and at…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The coronavirus death toll in Israel reached 200 on Sunday afternoon, with one woman dying since the previous evening, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 15,398, an increase of 250 over the previous 24 hours. The woman died at Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer, outside Tel…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The holy month of Ramadan is marked by the observance of fasting from sun rise to sun set, increased religious and social gatherings whereMuslim communities unite to break their fast together (iftar), and increased attendance at mosques for congregational prayers and listening tosermons (tafsir). It is also customary for some muslim…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Nigerian seaport has recorded its first case of Coronavirus through a staff of one of the terminal operators at Tin Can Island Port Lagos. There were initial reports that the COVID-19 patient was a staff of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) but this position was refuted by the authority in a press…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Nigeria’s central bank took 1.47 trillion naira ($3.8 billion) from lenders as additional cash reserves for failing to meet regulatory targets, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The accounts of almost 30 commercial lenders held with the central bank were debited by the regulator for missing thresholds on cash-reserve…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “alive and well”, a top security adviser to the South’s President Moon Jae-in said, downplaying rumours over Kim’s health following his absence from a key anniversary. “Our government position is firm,” said Moon’s special adviser on national security Moon Chung-in, in an interview with…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Nigerians have taken to social media to express worry over alleged mysterious deaths in Kano state which has reportedly risen to 640 in one week. Though the state was on lockdown for 7 days, it was recently relaxed for a day by Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje following the declaration of Ramadan. …
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Residents of Willoughby Street, Okobaba, a thickly populated slum community located in the Ebute-Metta (East) axis of Lagos State were relieved with the sight of a siren-blaring ambulance from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which was in their community to fetch three suspected coronavirus patients for treatment. What was…
