LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines on Tuesday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced more than 20,000. Only four people were considered missing on official records in…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2027 Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has risen against what he calls “Media Framing of Crime Along Ethnic Lines”, describing it as divisive and unfair to the tribes involved. Writing on his X handle this Monday morning, the former Anambra State Governor said: “As an…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine but is now conscious, says the Danish Football Association. The game in Odense was stopped on 65 minutes when he collapsed and abandoned shortly after, with the 34-year-old able to walk from the field. The former Manchester United and Tottenham midfielder was fitted with…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than a million people lined the streets of Madrid on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass in the Spanish capital, organisers said. He greeted the crowds as he made his way through the city in his popemobile on the second day of his official visit to the…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have rescued 360 abductees from a heavily fortified Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) enclave in the Mandara Mountains area of southern Borno State. The military described the operation as one of the most significant hostage rescue missions conducted in…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jose Mourinho is set to be confirmed as Real Madrid’s new head coach after Florentino Perez was re-elected as the club’s president until 2030. Mourinho, 63, signed a three-year deal last month to become head coach of Real, but his contract would only be valid if Perez retained his role. The 79-year-old,…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A New Jersey man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison and ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution after pleading guilty to scamming several victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars — including a man who sent him more than $400,000, believing the money…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will intensify efforts to ease the economic hardship facing citizens, while reaffirming the Federal Government’s determination to defeat insecurity and secure the release of all persons held captive across the country. The assurance was conveyed by the Secretary to the Government of…